Petty Officer 3rd Class Jared Jex, assigned to the

Petty Officer 3rd Class Jared Jex, assigned to the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge, prepares to pass a basketball to a Palauan child during a community service project at Melekeok Elementary School on the island of Babeldaob, Palau. Blue Ridge is in the Republic of Palau conducting medical and community service projects as part of Pacific Partnership 2010, the fifth in a series of annual U.S. Pacific Fleet endeavors aimed at strengthening regional relationships with host nations and partner nations. (U.S. Navy photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Melvin F. Orr III)