Rear Adm. Thomas Cullison, deputy surgeon general, observes Royal Australian Air Force Cpl. Diane Beningfield, a dental hygienist embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd, as she treats a patient during a Pacific Partnership 2009 medical civic action project. Pacific Partnership is a humanitarian and civil assistance mission in the U.S. Pacific Fleet area of responsibility.