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December 2009
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Pacific Partnership 2009
CAPT James Ludington, P.E., is currently the USPHS Officer in
Charge (OIC) on the Pacific
Partnership 2009 mission in the South Pacific. The Pacific
Partnership 2009 is the fourth in a series of U.S. Naval Pacific Fleet
humanitarian and civil assistance missions. This year Pacific Partnership
will travel to Oceania, including Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands,
Samoa, Solomon Islands and Tonga. The Military Sealift Command dry
cargo/ammunition ship USNS Richard E.
Byrd (T-AKE 4) serves as the enabling platform for Pacific Partnership.

CAPT Ludington installs individual slow sand filter system in
hospital kitchen and primary school. There are 15 filter units donated
through PP2009 for use in Tonga.
The
Hispanic Officers Advisory Committee (HOAC) is recruiting members for 2010.
The deadline to submit an application is September 15, 2009. Click
here for more information.
2009 Engineer Award Winners
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