Pacific Partnership 2011
Petty Officer 1st Class Cassandra Townsend, hospital corpsman, shows students a music video on her cell phone at Matevulu College during the Vanuatu phase of Pacific Partnership 2011. Pacific Partnership is a f... More
Sailors play football during a swim call in the well
Sailors play football during a swim call in the well deck aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland in Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu. Cleveland is in Vanuatu for Pacific Partnership 2011. Pacific Partnersh... More
Capt. Thomas Madden, master of maritime preposition
Capt. Thomas Madden, master of maritime preposition force ship USNS Pililaau (T-AKR 304), guides key leaders from the Vanuatu Police Force around the ship in Port Vila, Vanuatu Oct. 25, 2016. The Koa Moana exer... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Elvis Nunez, a rifleman with
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Elvis Nunez, a rifleman with 3rd Battalion 4th Marines attached to Task Force Koa Moana 17, is detained by members of the Vanuatu Police Force during a vehicle search drill in Port Vila, ... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Theodore Farrell,
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Theodore Farrell, corpsman with Headquarters Company, Task Force Koa Moana 16-4, applies plaster to a wall during an Engineer Civil Assistance Project at a local clinic in Port... More
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Desirae A. Montoya,
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Desirae A. Montoya, left, with Task Force Koa Moana, speaks with hospital staff during a survey at Central Hospital, Port Vila, Efate Island, Republic of Vanuatu, Nov. 15, ... More
A member of the Vanuatu Police Force holds an M9 pistol
A member of the Vanuatu Police Force holds an M9 pistol aboard the USNS Sacagawea during Exercise Koa Moana 17, off the coast of Vanuatu, Aug. 19, 2017. Koa Moana 17 is designed to improve interoperability with... More
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 and engineers from Vanuatu Mobile Force lay bricks at an engineering civil action project site at Kameua School during Pacific Partnership 2011. U.S. ... More
Maritime civil affairs officer Lt.j.g. Ron Kolpack,
Maritime civil affairs officer Lt.j.g. Ron Kolpack, part of the advanced echelon team for Pacific Partnership 2011 is interviewed by Sheila Arukesa at the FM 98 radio station. Kolpack informed the community abo... More
New Zealand sailors perform the haka
New Zealand sailors perform the haka in honor of Destroyer Squadron 23 aboard HMNZS Canterbury as the DESRON prepares to move the Destroyer Squadron 23 pennant from the Canterbury back to the amphibious transpo... More
Lt. Wesley Howard (left), officer in charge, Naval
Lt. Wesley Howard (left), officer in charge, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 and Lt.j.g Ken Garcia (right), are interviewed by James Moli at the FM 98 radio station in Espiritu, Santo. Howard informed t... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Estevan Flores, radio technician with
U.S. Marine Cpl. Estevan Flores, radio technician with Headquarters Company, Task Force Koa Moana 16-4, carries an old piece of lumber during an Engineer Civil Assistance Project at a local school in Port Vila,... More
Members of the Vanuatu Police Force detain and search
Members of the Vanuatu Police Force detain and search a vehicle during a vehicle search drill as a part of Exercise Koa Moana 17 in Port Vila, Vanuatu, Aug. 15, 2017. Koa Moana 17 is designed to improve intero... More
Service members assigned to the Joint POW/MIA Accounting
Service members assigned to the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command build a platform for a sleeping shelter they will use during recovery operations on the island of Espiritu Santo in the Independent Republic of V... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Aaron Kempster, combat engineer
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Aaron Kempster, combat engineer with Combat Engineer Platoon, Task Force Koa Moana 16-4, paints a piece of rebar during an Engineer Civil Assistance Project at a local clinic in Port Vila... More
Service members and nongovernmental organization personnel
Service members and nongovernmental organization personnel ride in Landing Craft Utility 1665 while en route to shore in Vanuatu during Pacific Partnership 2011. Pacific Partnership is a five-month humanitarian... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kristen Hill, medical technician
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kristen Hill, medical technician with the 152nd Medical Group, Nevada Air National Guard, checks a patient’s vitals at Tata Primary and Secondary School during Pacific Angel 18-3 in Lu... More
LUGANVILLE, Republic of Vanuatu— U.S. Ambassador to
LUGANVILLE, Republic of Vanuatu— U.S. Ambassador to Vanuatu Walter E. North delivers a speech during the Exercise KOA MOANA 15-3 Vanuatu opening ceremony at the Vanuatu Police Force base here, Nov. 4. Ambassado... More
Exercise Equateur 2017 command group receives updates
Exercise Equateur 2017 command group receives updates on the exercise at the daily Command Update Briefing (CUB). Exercise Equateur 2017’s intent is to simulate a national disaster enabling countries from the P... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Johnathan Watkins, left, a ground
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Johnathan Watkins, left, a ground radio repairman with Task Force Koa Moana, looks at various radios with Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF) Corporal Willie T. Waiwo, a communications technician,... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Roshonda Pierre-Bresier, supply clerk
U.S. Marine Cpl. Roshonda Pierre-Bresier, supply clerk with Headquarters Company, Task Force Koa Moana 16-4, chips away rust from windows alongside an engineer from the Vanuatu Mobile Force during an Engineer C... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Roshonda Pierre-Bresier, supply clerk
U.S. Marine Cpl. Roshonda Pierre-Bresier, supply clerk with Headquarters Company, Task Force Koa Moana 16-4, paints anti-rust paint onto bolts during an Engineer Civil Assistance Project at a local clinic in Po... More
U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Kenneth Nelson, platoon sergeant
U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Kenneth Nelson, platoon sergeant for Combat Engineer Platoon, Task Force Koa Moana 16-4, works alongside members of the Vanuatu Mobile Force during an Engineer Civil Assistance Project ... More
Papua New Guinea Defence Force dentist Harry Sasolan
Papua New Guinea Defence Force dentist Harry Sasolan uses anesthesia on a Papua New Guinean woman as Seaman Derek Farnsworth observes at the Wampar medical civic action project during the Papua New Guinea phase... More
HMNZS Canterbury prepares to moor alongside the government
HMNZS Canterbury prepares to moor alongside the government pier in Luganville, Vanuatu for Pacific Partnership 2011. Pacific Partnership is a humanitarian assistance initiative, which promotes cooperation throu... More
Airman Kyle Hanson, left, an aviation boatswain's mate
Airman Kyle Hanson, left, an aviation boatswain's mate (handling), and Airman Ronnie Brownfield, an aviation boatswain's mate (handling), lower the national ensign for evening colors in Vanuatu during Pacific P... More
An MH-60S helicopter approaches the flight deck during
An MH-60S helicopter approaches the flight deck during flight quarters aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland (LPD 7). Pacific Partnership is a humanitarian assistance initiative, which promotes co... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Van Manlambus, hospital corpsman,
Petty Officer 1st Class Van Manlambus, hospital corpsman, from the United States Navy sprays around buildings to prevent mosquitos. This spraying is a preventive measure conducted by Pacific Partnership personn... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Ethan Duncan, military police Marine
U.S. Marine Cpl. Ethan Duncan, military police Marine with Law Enforcement Detachment, Task Force Koa Moana 16-4, participates as a non-compliant suspect with Vanuatu Police Force during a Mechanical Advantage ... More
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Desirae A. Montoya,
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Desirae A. Montoya, left, with Task Force Koa Moana, speaks with hospital staff during a survey at Central Hospital, Port Vila, Efate Island, Republic of Vanuatu, Nov. 15, ... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Scott Korman, military police Marine
U.S. Marine Cpl. Scott Korman, military police Marine with Law Enforcement Detachment, Task Force Koa Moana 16-4, observes Vanuatu Police Force members practicing Mechanical Advantage Control Holds (MACH) in Po... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Ryan O’Toole, combat engineer
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Ryan O’Toole, combat engineer with Combat Engineer Platoon, Task Force Koa Moana 16-4, mixes concrete during an Engineer Civil Assistance Project at a local clinic in Port Vila, Vanuatu, ... More
Chief Petty Officer Salper Rodriguez, machnist's mate,
Chief Petty Officer Salper Rodriguez, machnist's mate, speaks to students from the Upward Bound leadership conference featuring speakers from Pacific Partnership 2011. Pacific Partnership will visit the islands... More
Capt. Jesse A. Wilson, left, commander of Pacific
Capt. Jesse A. Wilson, left, commander of Pacific Partnership 2011 and commodore of Destroyer Squadron 23 talks about the mission of PP11 with Secretary General of Sanma Province, Joel Path at the 98 FM radio s... More
Pacific Partnership 2011. Warship photograph collection
The amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland (LPD 7) is anchored off the coast of Papua New Guinea at dawn during the Papua New Guinea phase of Pacific Partnership 2011. Pacific Partnership is a five-month ... More
Lt. Obadiah Allmaras performs dental work on a local
Lt. Obadiah Allmaras performs dental work on a local Vanuatu woman in support of Pacific Partnership 2011. Pacific Partnership is five-month humanitarian assistance initiative that will make port visits to Tong... More
Spc. Terry Frederick working with locals during a Pacific
Spc. Terry Frederick working with locals during a Pacific Partnership community relations project in Espiritu Santo. Pacific Partnership is a five-month humanitarian assistance initive that will make port visit... More
Sailors play football during a swim call in the well
Sailors play football during a swim call in the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland. Cleveland is in Vanuatu for Pacific Partnership 2011, a five-month humanitarian assistance initiati... More
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Desirae A. Montoya,
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Desirae A. Montoya, left, with Task Force Koa Moana, speaks with hospital staff during a survey at Central Hospital, Port Vila, Efate Island, Republic of Vanuatu, Nov. 15, ... More
A member of the Vanuatu Police Force listens as U.S.
A member of the Vanuatu Police Force listens as U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Johnathan Watkins, left, a ground radio repairman with Task Force Koa Moana, conducts a square loop antenna practical application at Port V... More
Members of the Vanuatu Police Force examine a map during
Members of the Vanuatu Police Force examine a map during a tour of the USNS Sacagawea as a part of Exercise Koa Moana 17, off the coast of Vanuatu, Aug. 19, 2017. Koa Moana 17 is designed to improve interoperab... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Timothy Perez, combat engineer with
U.S. Marine Cpl. Timothy Perez, combat engineer with Combat Engineer Platoon, Task Force Koa Moana 16-4, lays concrete during an Engineer Civil Assistance Project at a local school in Port Vila, Vanuatu, Oct. 2... More
Pacific Partnership 2011
Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Leuze shows an X-ray to an 11-year-old patient at Northern District Hospital during a Pacific Partnership 2011 medical community service project. Pacific Partnership is a five-month humani... More
Capt. Jesse A. Wilson, mission commander of Pacific
Capt. Jesse A. Wilson, mission commander of Pacific Partnership 2011 gives the keynote speech during the opening ceremonies of Pacific Partnership 2011 in Papua New Guinea. Pacific Partnership 2011 is a five-mo... More
Pacific Partnership 2011
(Left to right) Maj. Harry Sasolan, Papua New Guinea Defence Force dentist observes Petty Officer 3rd Class Celina Sweat, and Royal Australian Air Force dentist Khai Nguyen as they conduct dental examination on... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Caleb Daniels, aviation structural
Petty Officer 3rd Class Caleb Daniels, aviation structural mechanic, works on the tail rotor of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter on the flight deck of amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland. Cleveland is the... More
161025-N-QV906-112 PORT VILA, Vanuatu--Seaman Brandon
161025-N-QV906-112 PORT VILA, Vanuatu--Seaman Brandon Hutchins, attached to Assault Craft Unit ONE, uses a brush and soap to clean maritime prepositioning force utility boat 8 during a fresh water wash-down on ... More
Australian photojournalist (and Vanuatu resident) Ben
Australian photojournalist (and Vanuatu resident) Ben Bohane, right, presents his book, Black Islands: Spirit and War in Melanesia, to Lt. Col. Michael Tougher, commander, Task Force Guam, late October after Bo... More
Sapper Richard Pepper from the Regular Australian army,
Sapper Richard Pepper from the Regular Australian army, cuts chipboard for a new school house at Kameua Primary School in Vanuatu during Pacific Partnership. Pacific Partnership is a five-month humanitarian ass... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. George Dunn, combat engineer
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. George Dunn, combat engineer with Combat Engineer Platoon, Task Force Koa Moana 16-4, hammers a nail during an Engineer Civil Assistance Project at a local school in Port Vila, Vanuatu, O... More
The scenery of Dili, Timor-Leste.
The scenery of Dili, Timor-Leste.
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Johnathan Watkins, right, a
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Johnathan Watkins, right, a ground radio repairman with Task Force Koa Moana, oversees a Vanuatu Police Force member prepare a square loop antenna at Port Vila, Efate Island, Republic of ... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Theodore Farrell,
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Theodore Farrell, corpsman with Headquarters Company, Task Force Koa Moana 16-4, applies plaster to a wall during an Engineer Civil Assistance Project at a local clinic in Port... More
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Desirae A. Montoya,
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Desirae A. Montoya, left, with Task Force Koa Moana, speaks with hospital staff during a survey at Central Hospital, Port Vila, Efate Island, Republic of Vanuatu, Nov. 15, ... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Larae Butler , military police Marine
U.S. Marine Cpl. Larae Butler , military police Marine with Law Enforcement Detachment, Task Force Koa Moana 16-4, demonstrates frisk and search tactics to the Vanuatu Police Force in Port Vila, Vanuatu on Oct.... More
The Pacific Partnership 2011 band plays for local residents
The Pacific Partnership 2011 band plays for local residents at Unity Park in Luganville. Pacific Partnership is a five-month humanitarian assistance initiative that will make port visits to Tonga, Vanuatu, Papu... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. John Calloway, combat engineer with
U.S. Marine Cpl. John Calloway, combat engineer with Combat Engineer Platoon, Task Force Koa Moana 16-4, slams away concrete during an Engineer Civil Assistance Project at a local school in Port Vila, Vanuatu, ... More
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Desirae A. Montoya,
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Desirae A. Montoya, left, with Task Force Koa Moana, speaks with hospital staff during a survey at Central Hospital, Port Vila, Efate Island, Republic of Vanuatu, Nov. 15, ... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Estevan Flores, radio technician with
U.S. Marine Cpl. Estevan Flores, radio technician with Headquarters Company, Task Force Koa Moana 16-4, throws cleans up debris with a local citizen during an Engineer Civil Assistance Project at a school in Po... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Johnathan Watkins, right, a
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Johnathan Watkins, right, a ground radio repairman with Task Force Koa Moana, shakes hands after meeting with Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF) Corporal Willie T. Waiwo, a communications technic... More
Service members and civilians assigned to the Joint
Service members and civilians assigned to the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command take advantage of recent heavy rainfall to wet screen excavated soil during recovery operations in the Independent Republic of Vanu... More
Sailors with the Royal New Zealand Navy render a gun
Sailors with the Royal New Zealand Navy render a gun salute during an Australian New Zealand Army Core Day celebration. ANZAC day is a day to honor the ANZAC soldiers who fought and died in the first world war.... More
Cpl. Kenneth Sutton in Pacific Partnership 2011
Cpl. Kenneth Sutton stands watch in front of a French Puma helicopter conducting a MEDEVAC operation during the Vanuatu phase of Pacific Partnership 2011. Pacific Partnership is a five-month humanitarian assist... More
USS Cleveland action, US Navy Photogrpah
Landing Craft Utility 1665 approaches the well deck as Naval Petty Officer 1st Class Derik Richardson, air crewman, prepares an MK-60S Knighthawk helicopter for launch during flight quarters aboard amphibious t... More
An engineer from the Vanuatu Mobile Force runs a course
An engineer from the Vanuatu Mobile Force runs a course to lay blocks at an engineering civil action project site at Lorethiakarkar School during Pacific Partnership 2011. U.S. Navy Seabees and Vanuatu Mobile F... More
U.S. Marines attached to Task Force Koa Moana 17, and
U.S. Marines attached to Task Force Koa Moana 17, and members of the Vanuatu Mobile Police Force participate in a riot training portion of a culminating event as a part of Exercise Koa Moana 17 in Port Vila, Va... More
U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Daniel Beebe, platoon commander
U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Daniel Beebe, platoon commander with Combat Engineer Platoon, Task Force Koa Moana 16-4, speaks to the senior leader with the New Zealand Defense Force during an Engineer Civil Assistance Pr... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Malcom Walker, satellite communications
U.S. Marine Cpl. Malcom Walker, satellite communications operator with Headquarters Company, Task Force Koa Moana 16-4, works with the Vanuata Police Force in a simulated response to a noise complaint in Port V... More
U.S. Marines attached to Task Force Koa Moana 17 participate
U.S. Marines attached to Task Force Koa Moana 17 participate in a riot control training drill in Port Vila, Vanuatu, Aug. 17, 2017. Koa Moana 17 is designed to improve interoperability with our partners, enhan... More
Landing Craft Utility 1665 transits Segond Channel
Landing Craft Utility 1665 transits Segond Channel during Pacific Partnership 2011. Pacific Partnership is a five-month humanitarian assistance initiative that will make port visits to Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New... More
Pacific Partnership 2011
Petty Officer 3rd Class Dwight Moffett, a musician, performs in the horn section of the Pacific Partnership Band during the 4th of July celebrations/opening ceremonies for Pacific Partnership 2011 in Pohnpei of... More
U.S. Marines with Task Force Koa Moana, meet with Abraham
U.S. Marines with Task Force Koa Moana, meet with Abraham Nasak, the director for the Vanuatu National Disaster Management Office to exchange humanitarian assistance and disaster and relief procedures at Port V... More
Constructionman Mike Kagabines, builder, assigned to
Constructionman Mike Kagabines, builder, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 prepares mortar for blocks at Kameua school during an engineering civil action project site for Pacific Partnership 2... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Van Manlambus, hospital corpsman,
Petty Officer 1st Class Van Manlambus, hospital corpsman, takes a water sample from a hospital water supply before the opening of the main medical site for Pacific Partnership 2011. Pacific Partnership is a fiv... More
U.S. Marine Maj. David Rainey, the commanding officer
U.S. Marine Maj. David Rainey, the commanding officer of Task Force Koa Moana 16-4, gives the first piece of cake to the guest of honor, the honorable Catherine Ebert-Gray, U.S. Ambassador, during the Marine Co... More
Project HOPE volunteer, Anina Terry weighs a Micronesian
Project HOPE volunteer, Anina Terry weighs a Micronesian boy at Pohnpei Hospital, which is one of the medical civic action project sites for Pacific Partnership 2011. Pacific Partnership 2011 will visit the is... More
Lt. Cmdr Cory Russell examines the ear canal of a
Lt. Cmdr Cory Russell examines the ear canal of a Micronesian girl at Pohnpei Hospital, which is one of the medical civic action project sites for Pacific Partnership 2011. Pacific Partnership 2011 will visit t... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Patrick Windham, combat engineer
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Patrick Windham, combat engineer with Combat Engineer Platoon, Task Force Koa Moana 16-4, carries sheet metal during an Engineer Civil Assistance Project at a local medical clinic in Port... More
161021-N-QV906-102 PORT VILA, Vanuatu--U.S. Marines
161021-N-QV906-102 PORT VILA, Vanuatu--U.S. Marines traverse a ladderwell from the forward helicopter deck aboard maritime preposition force ship USNS Pililaau (T-AKR 304) to a transition barge in order to emba... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Johnathan Watkins, right, a
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Johnathan Watkins, right, a ground radio repairman with Task Force Koa Moana, helps a Vanuatu Police Force member prepare a square loop antenna at Port Vila, Efate Island, Republic of Van... More
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 and Vanuatu citizens work at an engineering civil action project during the Vanuatu phase of Pacific Partnership 2011. Pacific Partnership is a five-m... More
An MH-60S Sea Hawk flies over the port of Pohnpei,
An MH-60S Sea Hawk flies over the port of Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, which is the final stop for Pacific Partnership. Pacific Partnership is a five-month humanitarian assistance initiative that ma... More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joseph Anderson, a policeman
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joseph Anderson, a policeman with 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion attached to Task Force Koa Moana 17, shows members of the Vanuatu Police Force a controlling technique on Lance Cpl. ... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Eric Dean, a combat engineer, and Army
U.S. Army Sgt. Eric Dean, a combat engineer, and Army medic Sgt. 1st. Class Joshua Evans, both assigned to the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command excavate a plane crash on a remote mountain site in the Independen... More
Landing Craft Heavy L126 HMAS Balikpapan transits through
Landing Craft Heavy L126 HMAS Balikpapan transits through Segond Channel during Pacific Partnership 2011. Pacific Partnership is a five-month humanitarian assistance initiative that will make port visits to Ton... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Bruno Fagan, combat engineer
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Bruno Fagan, combat engineer with Combat Engineer Platoon, Task Force Koa Moana 16-4, works alongside a member of the Vanuatu Mobile Force during an Engineer Civil Assistance Project at a... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Raymond Miller, a policeman
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Raymond Miller, a policeman with 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion attached to Task Force Koa Moana 17, demonstrates how to search a detainee to members of the Vanuatu Police Force in Port Vi... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. George Dunn, combat engineer
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. George Dunn, combat engineer with Combat Engineer Platoon, Task Force Koa Moana 16-4, hammers a nail during an Engineer Civil Assistance Project at a local school in Port Vila, Vanuatu, O... More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Tyler Strawser, an engineer
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Tyler Strawser, an engineer detachment platoon guide with Task Force Koa Moana, listens to a security coordinator for the Bauerfield International Airport during an airport survey, ... More
USS Cleveland. Warship photograph collection
Sailors prepare to conduct replenishment at sea aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland. Pacific Partnership is a humanitarian assistance initiative, which promotes cooperation throughout the Pacifi... More
HMAS Betano pulls into the port of Dili to drop off
HMAS Betano pulls into the port of Dili to drop off members of Pacific Partnership 2011. Pacific Partnership 2011 is a five-month humanitarian assistance initiative that will make port visits to Tonga, Vanuatu,... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Patterson, damage
Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Patterson, damage controlman, shows instructors from the Vanuatu Maritime School how to use a P100 portable firefighting pump, during a Pacific Partnership 2011 basic damage cont... More
Soldiers from Foxtrot Company, 1st Battalion, 294th
Soldiers from Foxtrot Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, escort photojournalist Ben Bohane at Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, during an October mission to co... More
Patients wait to be seen by doctors at the family health
Patients wait to be seen by doctors at the family health clinic during Pacific Angel (PAC ANGEL) 18-3 in Luganville, Espiritu Santo Island, Vanuatu, July 18, 2018. U.S. and partner medical personnel held free h... More
COASTAL WATERS, Vanuatu (March 4, 2015) Spc. Galen
COASTAL WATERS, Vanuatu (March 4, 2015) Spc. Galen Griffith (left), a U.S. Army diver with the 7th Engineer Dive Detachment, helps fellow diver Staff Sgt. Javonnii Curry out of the water during diving and under... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Woodrow Jackson, military police Marine
U.S. Marine Cpl. Woodrow Jackson, military police Marine with Law Enforcement Detachment, Task Force Koa Moana 16-4, explains types of formations to the Vanuatu Police Force during a non-lethal weapons class in... More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Rangy Rivera, criminal investigator
U.S. Marine Sgt. Rangy Rivera, criminal investigator with Law Enforcement Detachment, Task Force Koa Moana 16-4, participates as a mock aggressor against a riot shield line during a non-lethal weapons training ... More
U.S. Marines attached to Task Force Koa Moana 17 participate
U.S. Marines attached to Task Force Koa Moana 17 participate in a riot control training drill in Port Vila, Vanuatu, Aug. 17, 2017. Koa Moana 17 is designed to improve interoperability with our partners, enhan... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Tyler Strawser, an engineer
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Tyler Strawser, an engineer detachment platoon guide with Task Force Koa Moana, conducts road surveys at Port Vila, Efate Island, Republic of Vanuatu, Nov. 14, 2018. The Task Force conduc... More
Sailors exit Landing Craft Utility 1665, from the amphibious
Sailors exit Landing Craft Utility 1665, from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland , on the beach in Espiritu Santo during Pacific Partnership 2011. Pacific Partnership is a five-month humanitarian ... More