PORT VILA, Vanuatu (July 18, 2024) – Service members play tug of war with students at the Kawenu Primary School, during a community outreach event as part of Pacific Partnership 24-2 in Port Vila, Vanuatu, July 18, 2024. Pacific Partnership the U. S. Navy's largest humanitarian and civic assistance mission with partner-nations, non-governmental organizations and other government agencies to execute a variety of humanitarian civic action missions across the Indo-Pacific. The annual mission is designed to strengthen relationships and improve U.S. and partner-capacity to deliver humanitarian assistance and disaster-relief preparedness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan D. McLearnon/Released)