NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga (June 23, 2025) U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Brandon Richardson, left, optometry technician deployed in support of Pacific Partnership 2025 (PP-25), uses an autorefractor to check the eye pressure of a local patient’s eyes during PP-25 in Nuku’Alofa, Tonga, June 23, 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)