DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory (April 29, 2022) Lhemar Antipasado, the Installation Natural Resource Program Manager for Diego Garcia, a U.S. Navy foreign national direct hire who works at Public Works Department's Environmental Division, right, and Ronald Belleza, a Safety Specialist civilian contractor assigned to Naval Support Facility (NSF) Diego Garcia, Safety Department, left, assist Capt. Richard D. Payne, commanding officer of NSF Diego Garcia, during a tree planting ceremony commemorating Arbor Day, which is celebrated on the last Friday in April. The ceremony was a joint effort between NSF Diego Garcia, Safety Department, Navy Gateway Inns & Suites (NGIS), and Naval Facilities Engineering Command Far East Public Works Department to ensure pedestrian walkway safety near NGIS facilities and also as part of an island-wide beautification project. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jan David De Luna Mercado)