Caption:
PACIFIC OCEAN (June 18, 2009) -- The Military Sealift Command dry
cargo/ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) transits the
Pacific Ocean en route to Samoa, the first site for Pacific Partnership
2009. Pacific Partnership 2009 will be the fourth in a series of annual
U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance missions for
Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet. Dubuque will embark humanitarian civic
assistance equipment and a robust multi-specialized team of preventive
medicine personnel, veterinarians, medical and dental teams, a
construction battalion and engineering personnel. U.S. Navy photo
by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua
Valcarcel (RELEASED)
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