Peleliu, Pacific Partners, Arrive in Singapore for Port Visit
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Story Number: NNS070803-15
Release Date: 8/3/2007 2:03:00 PM
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew Olay, USS Peleliu Public Affairs
SINGAPORE (NNS) -- USS Peleliu (LHA 5) and its embarked Pacific Partnership team arrived in the port of Singapore July 28 for a regularly scheduled visit.
The port call comes on the heels of a successful, 10-day visit to Da Nang, Vietnam, in which the Navy’s Pacific Partnership humanitarian-aid team of medical, dental and engineering professionals treated more than 3,000 patients and made structural improvements to various medical clinics and schools.
“It’s great to pull into Singapore,” said Capt. Bruce Stewart, Pacific Partnership’s mission commander. “It has many venues for Sailors to enjoy, and we always have a great time interacting with our friends, the Singaporeans.”
Stewart added that Singapore represents not only a place to rest and recreate, but the port is also logistically beneficial for the multi-mission amphibious ship Peleliu, which has been transporting the Pacific Partnership team throughout the Pacific since the mission began in late May.
“Singapore’s centrally located,” he said. “Logistically, it’s a great stop to resupply.”
For many of Peleliu’s embarked military and civilian professionals participating in this summer’s mission- especially those who aren’t in the sea service-the visit to Singapore represents the chance to see some place new.
“I’ve been talking to [the embarked] Singaporean military members, and it sounds like a fun city,” said Air Force Maj. Bernard Vanpelt, an embarked pharmacist.
Once the Singapore port call concludes, the Pacific Partnership team is scheduled to resume the mission and provide aid in Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and the Marshall Islands.
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