KOROR, Palau (July 19, 2022) — Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Nelson Benetmorales signals a SH-60K helicopter attached to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship JS Kirisame (DD 104) aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) as part of a multilateral search and rescue exercise coordinated with the Navy, Republic of Palau, Coast Guard, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and Royal Navy in support of Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness
KOROR, Palau (July 19, 2022) — Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Nelson Benetmorales signals a SH-60K helicopter attached to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship JS Kirisame (DD 104) aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) as part of a multilateral search and rescue exercise coordinated with the Navy, Republic of Palau, Coast Guard, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and Royal Navy in support of Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.
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