A member of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) amphibious Bay-class Landing Ship Dock (LSD) HMAS Choules (L100) throws a mooring line to a member of the Indonesian National Armed Forces from a Light Landing Craft (LLC) transporting Pacific Partnership 2026 (PP26) personnel from ship to shore in Sibolga, Indonesia, July 20, 2026. Approximately 113 PP26 personnel from Australia, Canada, Germany, and the U.S. embarked on Choules, which is providing transport and logistics support to the mission across multiple mission stops. Now in its 22nd iteration, the Pacific Partnership series is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster management preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership works collaboratively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security and stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Caroline H. Lui)
| Date Taken: | 07.19.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 07.20.2026 10:16 |
| Photo ID: | 9820142 |
| VIRIN: | 260720-N-IK052-1363 |
| Resolution: | 6140x4093 |
| Size: | 5.01 MB |
| Location: | ID |
| Web Views: | 58 |
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