PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (Aug. 2, 2022) Rear Adm. Mark Melson, Commander, Task Force 73 (CTF 73), center left, and Philippine navy Vice Adm. Alberto Carlos, Commander, Western Command, center right, meet with multinational leadership from the U.S. Armed Forces, the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Royal Navy at Western Command Headquarters during Pacific Partnership 2022. 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 1st Class Brandon Parker)