A sign language interpreter, center, translates for hearing-impaired Samoan students and athletes during a tour on the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) during Pacific Partnership 2013 in Apia, Samoa, June 4, 2013. Pacific Partnership is the largest disaster response-preparation mission in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. The mission contributes to stability and security by opening dialogue and fostering friendships between leaders so that they are better prepared to work together when a regional disaster strikes.
MC2 Carlos M. Vazquez II
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