SAVUSAVU, Fiji (June 14, 2015) Mosese Jioki (right),
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SAVUSAVU, Fiji (June 14, 2015) Mosese Jioki (right), a double amputee, rides a tender boat from the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) back to shore during Pacific Partnership 2015. Mercy is currently in Savusavu, Fiji, for PP15. Pacific Partnership is in its 10th iteration and is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. While training for crisis conditions, Pacific Partnership missions to date have provided real world medical care to approximately 270,000 patients and veterinary services to more than 38,000 animals. Additionally, the mission has provided critical infrastructure development to host nations through more than 180 engineering projects.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Valerie Eppler/RELEASED)