Navy Lt. Cmdr. Charlotte Hughes, from Clifton, New York, left, explains the purpose of a dissolving gel used during a Tympanoplasty surgery aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy, (T-AH 19) while anchored in Weno, Chuuk, as part of Pacific Partnership 2024-1, Jan. 15, 2024. Pacific Partnership, now in its 19th iteration, is the largest multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific and works to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security stability in the region, and foster new and enduri


Navy Lt. Cmdr. Charlotte Hughes, from Clifton, New York, left, explains the purpose of a dissolving gel used during a Tympanoplasty surgery aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy, (T-AH 19) while anchored in Weno, Chuuk, as part of Pacific Partnership 2024-1, Jan. 15, 2024. Pacific Partnership, now in its 19th iteration, is the largest multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific and works to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships.


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