LAUTOKA, Fiji (Aug. 3, 2023) The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) arrives in Lautoka, Fiji, for Pacific Partnership 2023, Aug. 3, 2023. Now in its 18th 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 Deirdre Marsac)