POHNPEI, Micronesia (Dec. 13, 2023) Cmdr. Gabriel Valerio, an ophthalmologic surgeon aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), conducts a cataract screening at Pohnpei State Hospital in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, during Pacific Partnership 2024-1, Dec. 13, 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 1st Class Jacob I. Allison)