TACLOBAN, Philippines (March 15, 2019) – Navy Chief Boatswain’s Mate May Kempis picks up trash during a Pacific Partnership 2019 host nation engagement where participants cleaned up Balyuan Beach. Pacific Partnership, now in its 14th iteration, is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Each year the mission team works collectively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security and stability in the region, and foster new and end

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TACLOBAN, Philippines (March 15, 2019) – Navy Chief Boatswain’s Mate May Kempis picks up trash during a Pacific Partnership 2019 host nation engagement where participants cleaned up Balyuan Beach. Pacific Partnership, now in its 14th iteration, is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Each year the mission team works collectively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security and stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships in the Indo-Pacific.

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