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Rear Adm. Mark Melson, Commander, Task Force 73, receives a ceremonial gift from the honorable Aren B. Palik, Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia, during the opening ceremonies of the Pacific Partnership 2024-1 Federated States of Micronesia mission stop Dec. 12, 2023, in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. Now in its 19th iteration, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacob I. Allison)