RABAUL, Papua New Guinea (July 6, 2015) Ereman Tobaining (left), the governor of East New Britain, presents a book on the history of Papua New Guinea to Capt. Christopher Engdahl, the Pacific Partnership mission commander, and Capt. Melanie Merrick, the commanding officer of the medical treatment facility Mercy, during a ceremony aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). Mercy is currently in Papua New Guinea for its second mission port of Pacific Partnership 2015. Pacific Partnership is in its 10th iteration and is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster reli
RABAUL, Papua New Guinea (July 6, 2015) Ereman Tobaining (left), the governor of East New Britain, presents a book on the history of Papua New Guinea to Capt. Christopher Engdahl, the Pacific Partnership mission commander, and Capt. Melanie Merrick, the commanding officer of the medical treatment facility Mercy, during a ceremony aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). Mercy is currently in Papua New Guinea for its second 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 1st Class Trevor Andersen/RELEASED) USNS Mercy holds an opening ceremony in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea During Pacific Partnership 150706-N-UQ938-080
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