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Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

150707-N-CF750-279 RABAUL, Papua New Guinea (July 7, 2015) Sailors play a game with students from the Sacred Heart School in Rabaul as part of Pacific Partnership 2015. The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) is in Papua New Guinea for its second mission port of Pacific Partnership 2015. Pacific Partnership is in its tenth iteration and is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Greg Badger/Released) Share

Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

150707-N-CF750-426 RABAUL, Papua New Guinea (July 7, 2015) Hospitalman Karl Zapanta talks to patients waiting to attend a Pacific Partnership community health event at Malaguna Technical School in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea. The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) is in Papua New Guinea for its second mission port of Pacific Partnership 2015. Pacific Partnership is in its 10th iteration and is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Greg Badger/Released) Share

Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

150706-N-BK290-056 RABAUL, Papua New Guinea (July 6, 2015) The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) sits at anchorage in Simpson Harbor off the coast of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea. Mercy is in Papua New Guinea for its second mission port of Pacific Partnership 2015. Pacific Partnership is in its 10th iteration and is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Christopher E. Tucker/Released) Share

Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

150706-N-BK290-719 RABAUL, Papua New Guinea (July 6, 2015) The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) sits at anchorage in Simpson Harbor off the coast of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea. Mercy is in Papua New Guinea for its second mission port of Pacific Partnership 2015. Pacific Partnership is in its tenth iteration and is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Christopher E. Tucker/Released) Share

ARAWA, Autonomus Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

150706-N-TQ272-077 VUNAPOPE, Papua New Guinea (July 6, 2015) U.S. Navy medical professionals assigned to the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) screen patients during a Pacific Partnership 2015 surgical screening at St. Mary's Hospital. Mercy is in Papua New Guinea for its second mission port of Pacific Partnership 2015. Pacific Partnership is in its 10th iteration and is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark El-Rayes/Released) Share

VUNAPOPE, Papua New Guinea

150706-N-TQ272-277 VUNAPOPE, Papua New Guinea (July 6, 2015) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class John Villanueva, assigned to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), takes a patient's blood pressure during a Pacific Partnership 2015 surgical screening at St. Mary's Hospital. Mercy is in Papua New Guinea for its second mission port of Pacific Partnership. Pacific Partnership is in its 10th iteration and is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. While training for crisis conditions, Pacific Partnership missions to date have provided real world medical care to approximately 270,000 patients and veterinary services to more than 38,999 animals. Additionally, the mission has provided critical infrastructure development to host nations through more than 180 engineering projects. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark El-Rayes/Released) Share

Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

150703-N-PZ713-143 KOKOPO, Papua New Guinea (July 7, 2015) Hospitalman Jaime Cavalleroserna, from San Francisco, takes patient vitals during a community health engagement. Medical personnel from The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) arrived in Kokopo to provide various medical services to patients during Pacific Partnership 2015. Mercy is in Papua New Guinea for its second mission port of Pacific Partnership. Pacific Partnership is in its tenth iteration and is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mayra A. Conde/Released) Share

Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

150703-N-PZ713-204 KOKOPO, Papua New Guinea (July 7, 2015) Cmdr. Harlan Dorey, from Bremerton, Wash., performs a medical check-up on a local girl during a community health engagement. Medical personnel from The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) arrived in Kokopo to provide various medical services to patients during Pacific Partnership 2015. Mercy is in Papua New Guinea for its second mission port of Pacific Partnership. Pacific Partnership is in its tenth iteration and is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mayra A. Conde/Released) Share

Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

150703-N-PZ713-250 KOKOPO, Papua New Guinea (July 7, 2015) Lt. Joseph Lai, from Bloomfield Hills, Mich., prepares a patient for dental work during a community health engagement. Medical personnel from The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) arrived in Kokopo to provide various medical services to patients during Pacific Partnership 2015. Mercy is in Papua New Guinea for its second mission port of Pacific Partnership. Pacific Partnership is in its tenth iteration and is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mayra A. Conde/ Released) Share

Arawa, Papua New Guinea

150702-N-BK290-246 ARAWA, Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea (July 2, 2015) Capt. Chris Engdahl, Pacific Partnership 2015 mission commander, and Royal New Zealand Air Force Wing Cmdr. Jennifer Atkinson, Pacific Partnership 2015 chief of staff, talk to Bougainville community leaders during a family violence prevention workshop at the Tuniva Learning Center. The group met to discuss how to prevent domestic violence abuse as part of the National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security. The hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) is currently at its second mission port of Papua New Guinea as part of Pacific Partnership 2015. Pacific Partnership is in its 10th iteration and is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Christopher E. Tucker/Released) Share

Arawa, Papua New Guinea

150702-N-BK290-454 ARAWA, Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea (July 2, 2015) Capt. Chris Engdahl, mission commander of Pacific Partnership 2015, speaks to police officers at the Arawa police station about the importance of leadership and took questions from police officers. The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) is at its second mission port of Papua New Guinea during Pacific Partnership 2015. Pacific Partnership is in its 10th iteration and is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Christopher E. Tucker/Released) Share

Arawa, Papua New Guinea

150702-N-BK290-658 ARAWA, Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea (July 2, 2015) Capt. Chris Engdahl, Pacific Partnership 2015 mission commander, presents Januarius Vosiual, the Arawa chief of police, with a ship’s ball cap at the Arawa police station. Engdahl visited the police station to speak about the importance of leadership and to answer questions. The hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) is at its second mission port of Papua New Guinea as part of Pacific Partnership 2015. Pacific Partnership is in its 10th iteration and is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Christopher E. Tucker/Released) Share