OLONGAPO, Philippines (Aug. 13, 2015) Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Vladimir Leal (right), from the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), spars against a Japanese kendo instructor during a cultural exchange as part of Pacific Partnership 2015. Mercy is in the Philippines for its third 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. While training for crisis conditions, Pacific Partnership missions to date have provide
OLONGAPO, Philippines (Aug. 13, 2015) Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Vladimir Leal (right), from the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), spars against a Japanese kendo instructor during a cultural exchange as part of Pacific Partnership 2015. Mercy is in the Philippines for its third 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. 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 38,000 animals. Critical infrastructure development has been supported in host nations during more than 180 engineering projects. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Trevor Andersen/RELEASED)
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