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U.S. service members and civilian personnel prepare to exit the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland at sunrise during Pacific Partnership 2011 in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, July 12, 2011. The five-month humanitarian assistance initiative is also making port visits to Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste.

PACIFIC SUNRISE

U.S. service members and civilian personnel prepare to exit the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland at sunrise during Pacific Partnership 2011 in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, July 12, 2011. The five-month humanitarian assistance initiative is also making port visits to Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste.

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