HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 2, 2022) – Lt. Cmdr. Alice-Anne Alcorn, from McKinney, Texas, gives a USNS Mercy patch to the principal of Naha SDA Primary School during 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. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The year’s mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia.

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