Photo By Chief Petty Officer Michael Russell | Airman 1st Class Haleigh Greer gets a bird's eye view of amphibious dock ship USS...... read more read more
ABOARD USS CLEVELAND, Pacific Ocean – Airman 1st Class Haleigh Greer, daughter of Clayton and Tonya Greer, residents of Round Rock, Texas, is serving as a combat videographer in support of Pacific Partnership 2011 aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland.
Cleveland is the lead vessel for Pacific Partnership 2011. Pacific Partnership is the Pacific Fleet’s annual mission to Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands to engage in partnerships with host nations by improving dialogue, effecting a lasting, positive change, and employing subject matter expert exchanges in order to improve the capabilities and interoperability of the U.S. and partner nations when dealing with natural and man-made disasters.
“I feel that Pacific Partnership is a great mission,” said Greer. “Going out to the island nations in the Pacific to provide aid and sustainable partnerships is an amazing concept.”
Cleveland will visit the Kingdom of Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and the Federated States of Micronesia, and the military group will be accompanied by non-government organizations like Project HOPE, Vets Without Borders, and the University of California, San Diego Pre-Dental Society.
“Being one of only two U.S. Air Force personnel on the Cleveland makes me proud to do my job and positively represent my branch of service.” said Greer. “It’s been a lot of work but well worth it.”
Pacific Partnership developed as a mission following the tsunami in 2004, which devastated Indonesia and much of the South Pacific. Since then, Pacific Partnership has treated 150,000 patients in 15 countries, and is supported by all U.S. uniformed services and partner nations including Australia, Japan, and New Zealand. Other nations providing teams include Canada, Spain, Malaysia, and France.
Greer was promoted to senior airman July 13, 2011.
For more news from Pacific Partnership, visit:
www.cpf.navy.mil/pp11
http://pacificpartnership/wordpress.com
www.facebook/pacificpartnership/
http://twitter.com/pacificpartner
| Date Taken: | 07.13.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 07.13.2011 22:14 |
| Story ID: | 73679 |
| Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN, USAFRICOM, AT SEA |
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