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A sailor with a trombone smiles and holds his hand under a girl's chin as another service member stands by.

Chuuk Chums

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeremy Killeen, right, a trombonist, and Royal Navy Capt. Paddy Allen, director of mission for Pacific Partnership 2019, dance with a student during a community event in Chuuk, Micronesia, April 15, 2019. Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission in the Indo-Pacific.

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