PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (Aug. 3, 2022) – Rear Adm. Mark Melson, Commander, Task Force 73 (CTF 73), right, and Lt. Zachary Coffel, Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22) Philippine Planning Team officer in charge, perform the traditional Philippine folk dance, Tinikling, with cultural performers during the PP22 Philippine Opening Ceremony at Mendoza Park. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

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