A Filipino mother holds her little boy as they walk towards a waiting helicopter on the flight deck of USS Peleliu (LHA 5), for an airlift home to Tabaco City, Philippines, June 29. The child recently recovered from a surgical procedure performed by a team of U.S. and foreign military doctors along with civilian medical professionals. The surgery, in support of Pacific Partnership, is one of the efforts underway in the Bicol region of the Philippines. In the long-standing Navy tradition of rendering assistance at sea from the sea, Peleliu is working with the Philippine government and non-governmental organizations to offer medical care as well as construction and engineering projects during Pacific Partnership.