PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2022) – Lt. Jalle Merritt, commanding officer of USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139), observes operations through binoculars during a multilateral search and rescue exercise (SAREX) coordinated with the Navy, Republic of Palau, Coast Guard, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and Royal Navy in support of Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

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