ARAWA, Autonomous Region Of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea (June 30, 2015) Michael Masa rests in the post operating area of the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) after undergoing reconstructive surgery for a cleft lip. Mercy is at its second mission port for Pacific Partnership 2015. Pacific Partnership is in its ten10th 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 ap
ARAWA, Autonomous Region Of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea (June 30, 2015) Michael Masa rests in the post operating area of the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) after undergoing reconstructive surgery for a cleft lip. Mercy is at its second mission port for Pacific Partnership 2015. Pacific Partnership is in its ten10th 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. Additionally, the mission has provided critical infrastructure development to host nations through more than 180 engineering projects.( Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Valerie Eppler/RELEASED) Bougainville boy receives corrective surgery aboard USNS Mercy 150702-M-DN141-345
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