YAP, Federated States of Micronesia (Sept. 7, 2024) – U.S. Navy and Australian Armed Forces service members deployed in support of Pacific Partnership 2024-2 take a group photo with local veterans at the crash site of a World War II pilot. The memorial marker was cleaned up and painted during a host nation outreach event with the Yap Visitors Bureau and members of the Yap Veterans Association, Sept. 7, 2024. The Pacific Partnership team assisted the Yap Visitors Bureau in the clean up of four of the known 19 World War II crash sites in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia. Now in its 20th iteration, the Pacific Partnership series is the U.S. Navy’s largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief 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 Cmdr. Brenda Way/Released)
Date Taken: | 09.06.2024 |
Date Posted: | 09.16.2024 19:00 |
Photo ID: | 8645255 |
VIRIN: | 240907-N-TC333-1005 |
Resolution: | 2691x2648 |
Size: | 4.8 MB |
Location: | YAP, FM |
Web Views: | 9 |
Downloads: | 2 |
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