SUBIC BAY, Philippines (Aug. 4, 2015) Military Sealift

SUBIC BAY, Philippines (Aug. 4, 2015) Military Sealift Command mariners man the sea and anchor detail aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) as the ship prepares to moor at Subic Bay, Philippines during Pacific Partnership 2015. Mercy is currently in the Philippines for its third mission port of PP15. Pacific Partnership is in its tenth 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)

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04/08/2015

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