Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Benjamin Pong watches as nongovernmental organization volunteer engineers sketch a water catchment system during a site survey of the Rurubao Primary School during Pacific Partnership 2013. Working at the invitation of each host nation, U.S. Navy forces are joined by non-governmental organizations and regional partners that include Australia, Canada, Colombia, France, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, and New Zealand to improve maritime security, conduct humanitarian assistance and strengthen disaster-response preparedness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Lowell Whitman/Released)