Pacific Partnership is an annual humanitarian assistance initiative sponsored by the U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet.
Now in its sixth year, the mission aims to strengthen regional relationships with Southeast Asian and Oceania nations that might be called upon to respond to natural or humanitarian disasters in the region.
The PP’11 flagship, the USS Cleveland, visited five island nations this summer: Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and the Federated States of Micronesia.
On Wednesday, Wilson and Prahar arrived in Weno, Chuuk where they paid a courtesy call on Gov. Wesley Simina.
Following the courtesy call, the U.S. leadership traveled to the Chuuk State Hospital, where they viewed the first day of medical, dental, optometry, and biomedical equipment repair services provided by the PP’11 fly-away team.
In the afternoon, the U.S. delegation visited Mwan Elementary School, which was renovated under Pacific Partnership 2008. During PP’08, the USNS Mercy and its partners provided medical, dental, veterinary, and infrastructure rehabilitation throughout the FSM.
While in Kosrae on Thursday, Wilson and Prahar called upon Kosrae Gov. Lyndon Jackson and Lt. Gov. Carson Sigrah.
The U.S. delegation proceeded to Tafunsak Elementary School to participate in a ceremony celebrating One Laptop Per Pacific Child, or OLPC.
Made possible in Kosrae by a $40,000 Compact Supplemental Education Grant, OLPC is a U.S.-based non-government organization established to provide affordable education devises to the developing world.
Following the brief ceremony, the U.S. leadership visited Kosrae State Hospital and met with PP’11 MEDCAP team. Wilson and Prahar rounded out the visit by meeting members of the Kosrae Veterans Association at the Nautilus Resort with lunch hosted by Prahar.
Captain Wilson thanked the U.S. military veterans for their service. In return, KVA president and state legislator Jefferson Timothy, a retired U.S. Navy sailor, expressed gratitude for the continued humanitarian assistance provided under Pacific Partnership.
On July 12, the U.S. leadership traveled to Yap in a U.S. military C-9 aircraft.
Wilson and Prahar called upon Yap Gov. Sebastian Anefal and Lt. Gov. Tony Tareg, Jr.
Following the courtesy call, the U.S. leadership proceeded to the Yap Public Library, where Amy Prahar donated much-needed books for children and adults.
Receiving the donation were Yap first lady Anefal, second lady Tareg, and members of the Yap State Women’s Association.
Wilson and Prahar then visited the Yap State Hospital to meet the PP’11 MEDCAP team.
