Equipment Operator 3rd Class Andrew Adams, from Salmon, Ind., prepares materials for the Tuadale classroom construction project during an advance party engagement with members of 30th Naval Construction Regiment in cooperation with local partners for Pacific Partnership 2014. In its ninth iteration, PP14 is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Asia-Pacific region. Working at the invitation of each host nation, U.S. Navy forces, non-governmental organizations and regional partners to include Australia, Chile, Japan, New Zealand and Singapore execute medical, dental, veterinary and engineering civic action programs that strengthen partnerships and deliver international humanitarian aid in times of natural disaster or crisis.