SUBIC BAY, Philippines (Aug. 12, 2015) Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Capt. Yutaka Ozawa (right), commanding officer of the JS Mashu, shakes hands with Senior Chief Aviation Electrician’s Mate Sherwin Callahan, from San Bernardino, Calif., after a softball game during Pacific Partnership 2015. USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) Sailors, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force and Armed Forces of the Philippines service members held a softball tournament in Subic Bay. Mercy is in the Philippines for its third mission port of Pacific Partnership 2015. Pacific Partnership is in its 10th iteration and is the large


SUBIC BAY, Philippines (Aug. 12, 2015) Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Capt. Yutaka Ozawa (right), commanding officer of the JS Mashu, shakes hands with Senior Chief Aviation Electrician’s Mate Sherwin Callahan, from San Bernardino, Calif., after a softball game during Pacific Partnership 2015. USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) Sailors, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force and Armed Forces of the Philippines service members held a softball tournament in Subic Bay. 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 3rd Class William McCann/RELEASED)


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