Combined concert with police band and Pacific Partnership Joint Band [Image 8 of 12]

BETIO, KIRIBATI

06.10.2015

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Carla Burdt 

Navy Public Affairs Support Element West

150610-N-MK341-492 BETIO, Kiribati (June 10, 2015) - Members of the U.S. Pacific Fleet Band dance with the leader of the Kiribati Police Band at a combined concert with the Kiribati Police Band June 10 during a Pacific Partnership visit to the Independent Republic of Kiribati. Joint High Speed Vessel USNS Millinocket (JHSV 3) is serving as the secondary platform for Pacific Partnership, led by an expeditionary command element from the Navy’s 30th Naval Construction Regiment (30 NCR) from Port Hueneme, Calif. Now in its 10th iteration, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. While training for crisis conditions, Pacific Partnership missions have provided medical care to approximately 270,000 patients and veterinary services to more than 38,000 animals. Additionally, Pacific Partnership has provided critical infrastructure development to host nations through the completion of more than 180 engineering projects. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Carla Burdt/Released)

• Date Taken: 06.10.2015
• Date Posted: 06.10.2015 02:09
• Photo ID: 1988150
• VIRIN: 150610-N-MK341-492
• Resolution: 4536x3019
• Size: 2.31 MB
• Location: BETIO, KI