Adm. Cecil D. Haney, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, listens as Capt. Wallace Lovely, mission commander of Pacific Partnership 2013, speaks to a group of Pacific Partnership personnel at Friendship Bridge, a Pacific Partnership refurbishment project. 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.