Pacific Partnership Brings Disaster Response Training to Virac, Philippines

Comments Closed News, RSS

VIRAC, Philippines – Pacific Partnership 2025 officially commenced its mission in Virac, Philippines, bringing together international expertise and local leadership to strengthen disaster response capabilities in the region and deepen strategic partnerships, June 1.

VIRAC, Philippines (June 2, 2025) – Hawaii National Guardsmen and personnel from the Armed Forces of the Philippines construct a platform used to conduct urban rescue training with local emergency responders and civilian authorities in Virac, Philippines, June 2, 2025. This effort is part of a two-week urban rescue training exercise supporting the humanitarian assistance and disaster response objectives of Pacific Partnership 2025. Now in its 21st iteration, 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 Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan Jennings)

Related Items

NSA Bahrain, NAVCENT Hold First-of-its-Kind Exercise Vigilant Resolve
Controversial military personnel nominee faces Senate panel this week
Controversial military personnel nominee faces Senate panel this week
Military Community Bands Together After San Diego Plane Crash. ‘I’ll Do Anything for Them.’
Military Community Bands Together After San Diego Plane Crash. ‘I’ll Do Anything for Them.’
Could a young Army pilot have prevented the Pearl Harbor attack?
Could a young Army pilot have prevented the Pearl Harbor attack?

Lost Password