Service members and non-governmental organization personnel cross the brow to start a tour and familiarize themselves to the ship spaces aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Dubuque (LPD 8).

SAN DIEGO (Mar. 24, 2009) Service members and non-governmental organization personnel cross the brow to start a tour and familiarize themselves to the ship spaces aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Dubuque (LPD 8) during the Pacific Partnership 2009 conference. Pacific Partnership 2009 will be the fourth in a series of annual U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance missions for Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet. Dubuque will embark humanitarian civic assistance equipment and a robust multi-specialized team of preventive medicine personnel, veterinarians, medical and dental teams, a construction battalion and engineering personnel. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Rialyn Rodrigo) File# 090324-N-5617R-036