190509-N-PP197-1142 TUY HOA, Vietnam (May 9, 2019) Royal Navy Capt. Paddy Allen, right, director of mission, carries trash alongside a Vietnam People's Navy sailor at Long Thuy Beach during a beach cleanup, enhancing strategic and local community relationships during Pacific Partnership 2019. Pacific Partnership, now in its 14th iteration, is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Each year, the mission team works collectively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase stability and security in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Stacy D. Laseter/Released)