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    Ribbon cutting ceremony in Solomon Islands

    GUADALCANAL, SOLOMON ISLANDS

    07.23.2015

    Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Carla Burdt 

    Navy Public Affairs Support Element West

    150724-N-MK341-034
    HONIARA, Guadalcanal (July 24, 2015) – (left to right) Vura Primary School Principal Allen Ketei, Acting Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, Hon. Douglas Ete, Chief Executive Officer of Honiara City Council, Wayne Koebule and Commodore, Task Force Forager, Capt. James Meyer cuts a ribbon to mark the reopening of Vura Primary School July 24. Seabees and Marines spent two weeks renovating the school during a Pacific Partnership 2015 visit to the Solomon Islands. Task Force Forager, embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command 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 service 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 products. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Carla Burdt/Released)

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    Date Taken: 07.23.2015
    Date Posted: 07.24.2015 08:56
    Photo ID: 2086181
    VIRIN: 150724-N-MK341-034
    Resolution: 4928x3280
    Size: 3.16 MB
    Location: GUADALCANAL, SB

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