100831-N-4044H-206 PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (Aug. 31, 2010) Members of the Papua New Guinea Defense Force prepare to embark aboard the Royal Australian Navy landing ship heavy HMAS Tobruk (L50). Tobruk is en route to Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, with an embarked contingent of 64 Sailors and non-governmental organization members from the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) for the final leg of Pacific Partnership 2010. Pacific Partnership is the fifth in a series of annual Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance endeavors to strengthen regional partnershi

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100831-N-4044H-206 PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (Aug. 31, 2010) Members of the Papua New Guinea Defense Force prepare to embark aboard the Royal Australian Navy landing ship heavy HMAS Tobruk (L50). Tobruk is en route to Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, with an embarked contingent of 64 Sailors and non-governmental organization members from the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) for the final leg of Pacific Partnership 2010. Pacific Partnership is the fifth in a series of annual Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance endeavors to strengthen regional partnerships. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eddie Harrison/Released) US Navy 100831-N-4044H-206 Members of the Papua New Guinea Defense Force prepare to embark aboard the Royal Australian Navy landing ship heavy HMAS Tobruk (L50)

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