Pacific Partnership Story Archive
Pacific Partnership 2010 Arrives in Papua New Guinea (3 September 2010)
A contingent of Australian Defence Force and U.S. Pacific Partnership 2010 participants aboard HMAS Tobruk (L50) arrived in Port Moresby Aug. 31 on its way to Rabaul in East New Britain in support of Pacific Partnership 2010.
Pacific Partnership 2010 Marks Opening in Papua New Guinea with Ceremony (3 September 2010)
An opening ceremony in support of Pacific Partnership 2010 was held at the Malaguna Technical High School Sept. 3.
US Pacific Fleet Band Brings Jazz to Papua New Guinea (6 September 2010)
The U.S. Pacific Fleet Band performed in the Kokopo Public Market in Kokopo, Papua New Guinea, Sept. 4 in support of Pacific Partnership 2010.
Papua New Guinea School Hosts Pacific Partnership 2010 Rugby Game (9 September 2010)
A rugby game between high school students and a 21-person Pacific Partnership team took place Sept. 6 at the Kokopo Secondary School in Kokopo, Papua New Guinea, as part of Pacific Partnership 2010.
Pacific Partnership 2010 Ends With Many Firsts (13 September 2010)
Pacific Partnership 2010 came to a successful conclusion here on Sept. 13 after visiting six countries throughout Southeast Asia over a span of five months, strengthening relationships and improving disaster response skills while providing humanitarian and civic assistance along the way.
The Pacific Partnership 2011(PP11) advanced echelon (ADVON) team arrived in the Kingdom of Tonga March 16, to plan for the arrival of more than 500 sailors and representatives from non-government organizations in mid-April.
Pacific Partnership Continues to Set Firsts (25 April 2011)
Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 23 service members embarked aboard HMNZS Canterbury, took part in an Australian and New Zealand (ANZAC) Day ceremony in Port Villa, Vanuatu, April 25.
Pacific Partnership 2011 Advanced Team Prepares for Vanuatu (26 April 2011)
The Pacific Partnership 2011 advanced echelon (ADVON) team arrived in Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu, March 27, to make preparations for the arrival of amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland (LPD 7), April 28.
More than 65 Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu, residents attended a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief conference hosted Pacific Partnership 2011, April 30.
Amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland (LPD 7), the first U.S. Navy ship anchored near Luganville since WWII, and New Zealand multi-role vessel HMNZS Canterbury (L421) have crews working as part of the Pacific Partnership 2011 humanitarian assistance mission in Vanuatu May 5.
Pacific Partnership Team Arrives in Papua New Guinea (19 May 2011)
Amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland (LPD 7), the flagship for Pacific Partnership 2011, anchored off the coast of Lae, May 19, to begin the third phase of the mission with representatives from Australia, Canada, Spain, France and the United States.
Members of the multi-national mission Pacific Partnership 2011, based aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland (LPD 7) conducted medical and dental examinations at Haus Clare Crisis Centre for Children in Lae, Papua New Guinea (PNG), May 21.
The Combat Cargo division aboard USS Cleveland (LPD 7) moved tons of cargo and hundreds of personnel from ship to shore in Papua New Guinea, May 19-27, ensuring the safe and timely delivery of engineering, medical and other humanitarian supplies as part of Pacific Partnership 2011 (PP11).
Pacific Partnership Band Performs in Papua New Guinea (31 May 2011)
The Pacific Partnership 2011 Band performed a concert for more than 4,000 people at Kilage Stadium in Lae, Papua New Guinea, May 28.
The Canadian contingent aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland (LPD7), the flagship for Pacific Partnership 2011, departed the ship after completing their mission in Tonga, Vanuatu, and Papua New Guinea, June 13.