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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Hitomi Oie, middle, wraps an infant training dummy in a blanket with local medical providers during a training course at the Belau National Hospital in Ngerekebesang, Palau as part of Pacific Partnership 2024-1, Dec. 29, 2023. Pacific Partnership, now in its 19th iteration, is the largest multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific and works to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Gavin Arnoldhendershot)