HONIARA, SOLOMON ISLANDS (Aug. 29, 2022) – Far right, Lt. Steven Szelmeczki, a chaplain assigned to Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22), conducts a press conference with local media as USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) pulls into Honiara, Solomon Islands, Aug. 29, 2022. Mercy is the flagship for PP22. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. In Honiara, the Pacific Partnership 2022 team is comprised of representatives from Australia, Japan, and the United States. PP22 events a
HONIARA, SOLOMON ISLANDS (Aug. 29, 2022) – Far right, Lt. Steven Szelmeczki, a chaplain assigned to Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22), conducts a press conference with local media as USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) pulls into Honiara, Solomon Islands, Aug. 29, 2022. Mercy is the flagship for PP22. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. In Honiara, the Pacific Partnership 2022 team is comprised of representatives from Australia, Japan, and the United States. PP22 events are coordinated with the host nation and are planned based on the requirements and requests of Solomon Islands. Engagements in Honiara will include medical care and exchanges, engineering projects, discussions on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, and community outreach events, including band concerts and sporting events. (Photo by Leslie Hull-Ryde)
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