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KOROR, Palau (Sept. 23, 2025) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Kimberly Silvas treats a simulated patient during a trauma training and air evacuation exercise in support of Pacific Partnership 2025 at the Belau National Hospital in Koror, Sept. 23. 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 Ensign Alexis Van Buren)