Pacific Partnership team conducts ambulance training in Papua New Guinea

LAE, Papua New Guinea (July 29, 2025) – As a part of Pacific Partnership 2025 multinational mission, Lt. j.g. Michael Matthew, attached to the Harpers Ferry-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), center, discusses how to best deal with mosquitos with Papua New Guinea Defence Force soldiers and members of Morobe Provincial Health Authority, at Igam Barracks, in Lae, on July 29. Now in its 21st iteration, the Pacific Partnership series is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster management 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 Seaman Mario E. Reyes Villatoro)