160721-N-TR165-125 DA NANG, Vietnam (July 21, 2016) Lt. Cmdr. Nathan Hammel, an orthopedic surgeon, performs total knee replacement surgery on a Vietnamese patient aboard hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during Pacific Partnership 2016. Local Vietnamese doctors worked side-by-side with Pacific Partnership during four different surgeries exchanging best practices, ideas and methods of treatment. Mercy is joined in Da Nang by JS Shimokita (LST-4002) and Vietnam People's Navy ship Khánh Hóa for Pacific Partnership. Partner nations are working side-by-side with local organizations to conduct coo


160721-N-TR165-125 DA NANG, Vietnam (July 21, 2016) Lt. Cmdr. Nathan Hammel, an orthopedic surgeon, performs total knee replacement surgery on a Vietnamese patient aboard hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during Pacific Partnership 2016. Local Vietnamese doctors worked side-by-side with Pacific Partnership during four different surgeries exchanging best practices, ideas and methods of treatment. Mercy is joined in Da Nang by JS Shimokita (LST-4002) and Vietnam People's Navy ship Khánh Hóa for Pacific Partnership. Partner nations are working side-by-side with local organizations to conduct cooperative health engagements, community relation events and subject matter expert exchanges to better prepare for natural disaster or crisis. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class William Cousins/Released) Pacific Partnership 2016 160721-N-TR165-125


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