HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Nov. 21, 2023) A Royal New Zealand Air Force NH90 helicopter assigned, to No. 3 Squadron based in Ohakea Palmerston, North New Zealand, approaches the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), anchored off of Honiara, Solomon Islands, during Pacific Partnership 2024-1, Nov. 21, 2023. Now in its 19th iteration, 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 Jacob Woitzel)