PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2022) Charles Maynard of the Royal Navy, serving as deputy mission commander of Pacific Partnership (PP22), right, shakes hands with Mayce Ngirmeriil, commanding officer of the Palau patrol ship PPS Kedam, during a multilateral search and rescue exercise coordinated with the U.S. Navy, Republic of Palau, U.S. Coast Guard, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and Royal Navy in support of PP22 (SAREX). Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brandie Nuzzi)