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YAP, Micronesia

Left to right, U.S. Navy Lt. Dylan J. Rich, from St. Clair Shores, Mich., U.S. Navy Lt. Davy Chrisfield, a Navy nurse, of Minneapolis, Minn., U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Zachary Zumwalt, left, Pacific Partnership 2024-2 mission chaplain, and U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Roldaniella Malano, a Navy nurse, of Laguna, Philippines, pose for a photo after cleaning a World War II memorial marker during a host nation outreach cleanup event with the Yap Visitors Bureau and members of the Yap Veterans Association, Sept. 7, 2024. The Pacific Partnership team assisted the Yap Visitors Bureau in the clean up of four of the known 19 World War II crash sites in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia. Now in its 20th iteration, the Pacific Partnership series is the U.S. Navy's largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership works collaboratively 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan D. McLearnon) Share

YAP, Micronesia

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Zachary Zumwalt, left, Pacific Partnership 2024-2 mission chaplain, paints a World War II memorial marker while U.S. Navy Lt. Dylan J. Rich, from St. Clair Shores, Mich., removes debris from the engine of an FG-1 Corsair wreckage during a host nation outreach cleanup event with the Yap Visitors Bureau and members of the Yap Veterans Association, Sept. 7, 2024. The Pacific Partnership team assisted the Yap Visitors Bureau in the clean up of four of the known 19 World War II crash sites in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia. Now in its 20th iteration, the Pacific Partnership series is the U.S. Navy's largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership works collaboratively 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan D. McLearnon) Share

YAP, Micronesia

A sign dedicated to U.S. Marine Corps pilot 1st Lt. Girvis Haltom Jr. after being cleaned by service members deployed in support of Pacific Partnership 2024-2 during a host nation outreach cleanup event with the Yap Visitors Bureau and members of the Yap Veterans Association, Sept. 7, 2024. The Pacific Partnership team assisted the Yap Visitors Bureau in the clean up of four of the known 19 World War II crash sites in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia. Now in its 20th iteration, the Pacific Partnership series is the U.S. Navy's largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership works collaboratively 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan D. McLearnon) Share

YAP, Micronesia

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Zachary Zumwalt, left, Pacific Partnership 2024-2 mission chaplain, uses a shovel to clean a path while U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Roldaniella Malano, a Navy nurse, of Laguna, Philippines, cleans a sign at a World War II memorial marker during a host nation outreach cleanup event with the Yap Visitors Bureau and members of the Yap Veterans Association, Sept. 7, 2024. The Pacific Partnership team assisted the Yap Visitors Bureau in the cleaning of four of the known 19 World War II crash sites in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia. Now in its 20th iteration, the Pacific Partnership series is the U.S. Navy's largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership works collaboratively 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan D. McLearnon) Share

YAP, Micronesia

U.S. Navy Sailors deployed in support of Pacific Partnership 2024-2 clean and paint a World War II memorial marker during a host nation outreach cleanup event with the Yap Visitors Bureau and members of the Yap Veterans Association, Sept. 7, 2024. The Pacific Partnership team assisted the Yap Visitors Bureau in the clean up of four of the known 19 World War II crash sites in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia. Now in its 20th iteration, the Pacific Partnership series is the U.S. Navy's largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership works collaboratively 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan D. McLearnon) Share

YAP, Micronesia

U.S. Navy Lt. Dylan J. Rich, from St. Clair Shores, Mich., cleans an information sign at a World War II memorial marker during a host nation outreach cleanup event with the Yap Visitors Bureau and members of the Yap Veterans Association, Sept. 7, 2024. The Pacific Partnership team assisted the Yap Visitors Bureau in the clean up of four of the known 19 World War II crash sites in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia. Now in its 20th iteration, the Pacific Partnership series is the U.S. Navy's largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership works collaboratively 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan D. McLearnon) Share

YAP, Micronesia

Lt. Maeve Sullivan, left, Yap Pacific Partnership 2024-2 (PP24-2) country officer in charge, Lt. Cmdr. Zachary Zumwalt, center, PP24-2 mission chaplain and host nation outreach lead, and Lt. Davy Chrisfield, a Navy nurse, clean and paint a World War II memorial marker during a host nation outreach cleanup event with the Yap Visitors Bureau and members of the Yap Veterans Association, Sept. 7, 2024. The Pacific Partnership team assisted the Yap Visitors Bureau in the clean up of four of the known 19 World War II crash sites in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia. Now in its 20th iteration, the Pacific Partnership series is the U.S. Navy's largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership works collaboratively 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan D. McLearnon) Share

FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan

Minister of Defence of Finland Antti Häkkänen speaks with Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) during a visit to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 at Fleet Activities Yokosuka in Yokosuka, Japan, Sept. 13, 2024. DESRON 15 is the Navy's largest forward-deployed destroyer squadron and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. It is forward deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Caitlin Flynn) Share

FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan

Minister of Defence of Finland Antti Häkkänen, center, poses for a photo with Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) during a visit to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 at Fleet Activities Yokosuka in Yokosuka, Japan, Sept. 13, 2024. DESRON 15 is the Navy's largest forward-deployed destroyer squadron and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. It is forward deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Caitlin Flynn) Share

FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan

Capt. Justin Harts, right, commander of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, speaks with Minister of Defence of Finland Antti Häkkänen, center left, and other distinguished visitors, during a visit to DESRON 15 at Fleet Activities Yokosuka in Yokosuka, Japan, Sept. 13, 2024. DESRON 15 is the Navy's largest forward-deployed destroyer squadron and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. It is forward deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Caitlin Flynn) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM, Hawaii

Gym goers run on new treadmills at the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) Fitness Center. By the end of September, four Navy fitness centers on JBPHH will be open around the clock and in May, gyms were outfitted with $600,000 in new fitness apparatus. (U.S. Navy photo by Kyler Hood) Share

MONTEREY, Calif.

Dr. Gregory Bernard is the new director of the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS). An NPS CHDS alumnus, Bernard comes to NPS from the National Security Innovation Network (NSIN), a component of DOD's Defense Innovation Unit, where he served as the talent portfolio director as well as acting managing director. (Courtesy photo) Share