190420-N-WO291-753 KAPINGAMARANGI ATOLL, Micronesia (April 19, 2019) Equipment Operator 3rd Class Jacob Mooney and Builder 2nd Class Jason Fox are greeted with a traditional welcome meal by the village leadership at Kapingamarangi Atoll, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) as they prepare to conduct hydrographic surveys and maritime infrastructure assessments during Pacific Partnership 2019 (PP19). UCT 2 partnered with the FSM National Maritime Surveillance Police, the Australian Pacific Patrol Boat Program advisors and the Pohnpei Port Authority (PPA) to conduct assessments at Kapingamarangi that will increase FSMs ability to enforce security across it's vast maritime borders and exclusive economic zone. Pacific Partnership, now in its 14th iteration, is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Ryan Kitchens/Released)