Keywords: US Navy 090707-N-9689V-005 Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Lt. Kei Mikita consults locals suffering from joint pain or skin conditions at a Pacific Partnership 2009 Medical Civic Action Project.jpg en APIA Samoa July 07 2009 Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Lt Kei Mikita consults locals suffering from joint pain or skin conditions at a Pacific Partnership 2009 Medical Civic Action Project MEDCAP site held at the Apia Community Center 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 Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E Byrd T-AKE 4 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 2009-07-07 090707-N-9689V-005 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 73643 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Valcarcel PD-USGov-Military-Navy Apia Naval officers of the JMSDF Uniforms of the JMSDF Military physicians from Japan 2009 in Samoa |