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YAP, Federated States of Micronesia (Sept. 6, 2024) – U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Dzmitry Astapchyk, of Toms River, N.J., deployed in support of Pacific Partnership 2024-2, uses an autorefractor to check the strength of a local patient’s eyes during a visit to Yap State Hospital in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia, Sept. 6, 2024. 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 Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Gavin Arnoldhendershot)