180503-N-FV739-184 TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka (May 3, 2018) - Joint service members, assigned to Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), check the vitals of a native Sri Lankan at Sampur Mahavithiyalayam Elementary School during a community health engagement. Mercy is deployed in support of Pacific Partnership 2018 (PP18). PP18’s mission is to work collectively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increased stability and security in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships across the Indo-Pacific Reg


180503-N-FV739-184 TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka (May 3, 2018) - Joint service members, assigned to Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), check the vitals of a native Sri Lankan at Sampur Mahavithiyalayam Elementary School during a community health engagement. Mercy is deployed in support of Pacific Partnership 2018 (PP18). PP18’s mission is to work collectively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increased stability and security in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships across the Indo-Pacific Region. Pacific Partnership, now in its 13th iteration, is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher A. Veloicaza)


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