— Assistant Secretary Evan Ryan on girls in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics

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By: Tom Weinz: Foreign Service Liaison Officer for Pacific Partnership 2011

Pacific Partnership begins with a daunting challenge: several hundred people, many of whom recently met, need to move tons of equipment into a foreign country; travel to work in a military landing craft, a large Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB), or by Navy helicopter; move overland to a location they have never seen; and work smoothly and efficiently from the moment they arrive until departure. Building a cohesive unit that operates on the basis of a unified mission statement, as well as smaller units for logistics, medical, dental, veterinarian, and engineering projects, has defined life aboard the USS Cleveland since leaving Pearl Harbor on April 4…

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