Pacific Partnership 2025 Conducts Mission Stop in Nuku’Alofa, Tonga
NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga (June 21, 2025) U.S. Navy Capt. Mark B. Stefanik, right, mission commander of Pacific Partnership 2025 (PP-25), and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Sheccid Valdez, assigned to Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) 150-Bravo, organize boxes of medical supplies at Vaiola Hospital as part of PP-25 in Nuku’Alofa, Tonga, June 21, 2025. Now in its 21st iteration, the Pacific Partnership series is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster management 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 2nd Class Moises Sandoval/Released)