U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Russell Penniman, left, the reserve deputy commander and chief of staff for the U.S. Pacific Fleet, greets Vietnamese women during the closing ceremony for Pacific Partnership 2012, in Vinh, Vietnam, July 23, 2012. Pacific Partnership is an annual deployment of forces designed to strengthen maritime and humanitarian partnerships during disaster relief operations, while providing humanitarian, medical, dental and engineering assistance to nations of the Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stephen M. Votaw)