LIFUKA, Tonga (July 17, 2009) Lt.j.g. Christian Auger of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 and Lt.j.g. Shawn Talley of Amphibious Construction Battalion (ACB) 1 say good-bye to schoolchildren after playing a game of ball at Koulo Primary School during a Pacific Partnership 09 engineering project. Pacific Partnership is a humanitarian assistance mission in the Pacific Fleet area of responsibility. Pacific Partnership is currently in Oceania, and will continue to Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Solomon Islands. Richard E. Byrd serves as the enabling platform for U.S. and partner nation military and non-governmental organizations to coordinate humanitarian civic assistance efforts.

LIFUKA, Tonga (July 17, 2009) Construction Electrician 3rd Class Wei Zhang, assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion (ACB) 1, paints with Royal New Zealand Army Warrant Officer Class 2 Carl Fairbairn during a Pacific Partnership 2009 engineering civic action project at Hihifo Primary School. Pacific Partnership is a humanitarian assistance mission in the Pacific Fleet area of responsibility. Pacific Partnership is currently in Oceania, and will continue to Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Solomon Islands. Richard E. Byrd serves as the enabling platform for U.S. and partner nation military and non-governmental organizations to coordinate humanitarian civic assistance efforts.

LIFUKA, Tonga (July 17, 2009) Lt.j.g. Shawn Talley, assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion (ACB) 1, plays ball with local schoolchildren during a Pacific Partnership 2009 engineering civic action project at Koulo Primary School. Pacific Partnership is a humanitarian assistance mission in the Pacific Fleet area of responsibility. Pacific Partnership is currently in Oceania, and will continue to Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Solomon Islands. Richard E. Byrd serves as the enabling platform for U.S. and partner nation military and non-governmental organizations to coordinate humanitarian civic assistance efforts.

FAELELOA, Tonga (July 17, 2009) Builder 2nd Class Mike Howe, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, works with Toofohe Tuivailala and Saiti Makaafi, local villagers working with NMCB-1, during a Pacific Partnership 2009 engineering civic action project at Faeleloa Community Center. Pacific Partnership is a humanitarian assistance mission in the Pacific Fleet area of responsibility. Pacific Partnership is currently in Oceania, and will continue to Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Solomon Islands. Richard E. Byrd serves as the enabling platform for U.S. and partner nation military and non-governmental organizations to coordinate humanitarian civic assistance efforts.

FAELELOA, Tonga (July 17, 2009) Tongan Defense Service Cpl. Paul Prescott and Lance Cpl. John Foloamoe paint during a Pacific Partnership 2009 engineering civic action project at Faeleloa Primary School. Pacific Partnership is a humanitarian assistance mission in the Pacific Fleet area of responsibility. Pacific Partnership is currently in Oceania, and will continue to Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Solomon Islands. Richard E. Byrd serves as the enabling platform for U.S. and partner nation military and non-governmental organizations to coordinate humanitarian civic assistance efforts.

LIFUKA, Tonga (July 15, 2009) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jcid David, a biomedical repair technician, left, and Joe Manu, a dental mechanic, fix a surgical vacuum pump during a Pacific Partnership 2009 medical civic action project at Niu'ui Hospital. This year Pacific Partnership will travel to Oceania, including Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Tonga. The Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) serves as the enabling platform for Pacific Partnership.

LIFUKA, Tonga (July 15, 2009) Republic of Singapore Navy Maj. Boon Hor Ho examines a local man suffering from abdominal pain during a Pacific Partnership 2009 medical civic action project at Niu'ui Hospital. This year Pacific Partnership will travel to Oceania, including Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Tonga. The Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) serves as the enabling platform for Pacific Partnership.

LIFUKA, Tonga (July 15, 2009) Mark Coussens, a volunteer dentist from the Pre-dental Society at the University of California, San Diego, and Canadian Army Cpl. Katarina Vasic, a dental technician, provide dental treatment to a local man during a Pacific Partnership 2009 medical civic action project at Niu'ui Hospital. This year Pacific Partnership will travel to Oceania, including Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Tonga. The Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) serves as the enabling platform for Pacific Partnership.

LIFUKA, Tonga (July 15, 2009) Lt. James David, an optometrist, conducts an eye exam with the aid of a Tongan interpreter for a local man during a Pacific Partnership 2009 medical civic action project at Niu'ui Hospital. Pacific Partnership will travel to Oceania, including Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Tonga. The Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) serves as the enabling platform for Pacific Partnership.

LIFUKA, Tonga (July 15, 2009) Cmdr. Joseph Yang, Pacific Partnership 2009 contingency dental officer-in-charge, lifts a child from a dental chair after a dental surgery during a medical civic action project at Niu'ui Hospital. This year Pacific Partnership will travel to Oceania, including Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Tonga. The Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) serves as the enabling platform for Pacific Partnership.

LIFUKA, Tonga (July 15, 2009) Pacific Partnership 2009 team members from the U.S., Canada and Australia provide dental treatment to during a Pacific Partnership 2009 medical civic action project at Niu'ui Hospital. Pacific Partnership is a humanitarian and civil assistance mission in the Pacific Fleet area of responsibility. This year Pacific Partnership will travel to Oceania, including Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Tonga. The Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) serves as the enabling platform for Pacific Partnership.

LIFUKA, Tonga (July 15, 2009) Australian Army Cpl. Diane Beningfield, dental technician, provides dental treatment to a local man during a Pacific Partnership 2009 medical civic action project at Niu'ui Hospital. This year Pacific Partnership will travel to Oceania, including Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Tonga. The Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) serves as the enabling platform for Pacific Partnership.

LIFUKA, Tonga (July 14, 2009) The Pacific Fleet Band performs for primary school students during the an opening ceremony for the Pacific Partnership 2009 arrival in Tonga. Pacific Partnership is a humanitarian and civil assistance mission in the Pacific Fleet area of responsibility. This year Pacific Partnership will travel to Oceania, including Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Tonga. The Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) serves as the enabling platform for Pacific Partnership.