LA UNION, Philippines (Aug. 23. 2023) Utilitiesman 2nd Class Rene Nunes, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, prepares to paint a two-classroom building during a construction project at Tanquigan Elementary School as part of Pacific Partnership 2023, Aug. 23, 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 Chief Mass Communication Specialist Eric Chan)