SAVUSAVU, Fiji (June 15, 2015) Lt. Danielle Berkowitz, a Navy dentist performs surgery on a Fijian patient during Pacific Partnership 2015. The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) is currently in Savusavu, Fiji for its first mission port of PP15. Pacific Partnership is in its tenth 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 medical care to approximately 270,000 patients


SAVUSAVU, Fiji (June 15, 2015) Lt. Danielle Berkowitz, a Navy dentist performs surgery on a Fijian patient during Pacific Partnership 2015. The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) is currently in Savusavu, Fiji for its first mission port of PP15. Pacific Partnership is in its tenth 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 medical care to approximately 270,000 patients and veterinary services to more than 38,000 animals. Additionally, PP15 has provided critical infrastructure development to host nations through the completion of more than 180 engineering projects. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mayra A. Conde/ RELEASED) Navy surgeons and non-government organizations perform surgeries aboard USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) 150615-N-PZ713-081


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