Keywords: US Navy 090703-N-9689V-001 USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) sits pier side during Pacific Partnership 2009.jpg en UPOLU Samoa July 3 2009 USNS Richard E Byrd T-AKE 4 sits pier side during Pacific Partnership 2009 The U S Navy's Pacific Partnership is the dedicated humanitarian and civil assistance mission conducted by with and through partner nations non-governmental organizations and other U S and international government agencies to execute a variety of humanitarian civic action missions in the Pacific Fleet area of responsibility This year Pacific Partnership will travel to Oceania including Kiribati Republic of the Marshall Islands Samoa Solomon Islands and Tonga The Richard E Byrd serves as the enabling platform for U S and partner nation military and non-governmental organizations to coordinate humanitarian civic assistance efforts U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Valcarcel/Released 2009-07-03 090703-N-9689V-001 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 73491 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Valcarcel PD-USGov-Military-Navy Images from US Navy location UPOLU Samoa |