Dentist examines a young boy's teeth

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Aug. 31, 2022) – Lt. Cmdr. Ryan Hershey, from Salinas, California, conducts a dental examination for a local child at Mataniko Dental Clinic during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The year’s mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Raphael McCorey)