SUBIC BAY, Philippines (Aug. 13, 2015) Pacific Partnership 2015 leaders stand at attention for the playing of national anthems of each partner nation during a ceremony aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH More
WESTERN PACIFIC (Aug. 13, 2015) The Japanese fleet oiler JS Mashu (AOE 425) takes part in a replenishment at sea with the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during Pacific Partnership 2015. Pacific Partnership More
150815-M-GO800-125 SAN FERNANDO CITY, Philippines (August 15, 2015) – Civilian Mariner Michael Lee pulls in a buoy aboard the Military Sealift Command joint high speed vessel USNS Millinocket (JHSV 3), Aug. 15. More
150814-N-MK341-029 SAN FERNANDO CITY, Philippines (August 14, 2015) - Commander, Naval Task Force 11, Capt. Albert Mogol, delivers a speech during a closing reception aboard the Military Sealift Command joint h More
WESTERN PACIFIC (Aug. 15, 2015) Crewmembers of the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) participate in a mass casualty drill during Pacific Partnership 2015. Mercy is currently underway to Vietnam for its fourth More
150817-M-GO800-324 DA NANG, Vietnam (Aug. 17, 2015) – Lt. Chelsea Irish explains to local Vietnamese news media the function of the flight deck aboard the Military Sealift Command joint high speed vessel USNS M More
150817-M-GO800-100 DA NANG, Vietnam (August 17, 2015) – Civilian Mariners work alongside Vietnamese dock workers to secure the Military Sealift Command joint high speed vessel USNS Millinocket (JHSV 3) to the p More
150817-N-MK341-039 DA NANG, Vietnam (Aug. 17, 2015) – Commodore, Task Force Forager Capt. James Meyer greets a representative from the De Nang People’s Committee, Aug. 17. Vietnam is the fifth stop for the Mili More
150817-N-YF678-005 DA NANG, Vietnam (Aug. 17, 2015) – The Military Sealift Command joint high speed vessel USNS Millinocket (JHSV 3) arrives in Vietnam, Aug. 17. Vietnam is the fifth stop for Millinocket and em More
DA NANG, Vietnam (Aug. 17, 2015) Capt. Christopher Engdahl (left), the Pacific Partnership 2015 mission commander, and Dai ta Vu Ding Hieu, the vice chairman of the People's Committee of Da Nang, discuss goals More
DA NANG, Vietnam (Aug. 17, 2015) The hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) sits at anchor upon its arrival off the coast of Da Nang, Vietnam, for Pacific Partnership 2015. Mercy is at its fourth mission port for P More
DA NANG, Vietnam (Aug. 17, 2015) Musician 2nd Class Christian Ivy, from Fort Worth, Texas, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), plays the tuba while an audience member holds the instrument during More
150817-N-MK341-027 DA NANG, Vietnam (Aug.t 17, 2015) – Commodore, Pacific Partnership Capt. Chris Engdahl greets a representative from the De Nang People’s Committee Aug.t 17. Vietnam is the fifth stop for the More
DA NANG, Vietnam (Aug. 18, 2015) U.S. Navy Seabees and U.S. Air Force Red Horse engineers, currently embarked aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), install a septic tank at the City of Hope, a disadvan More
150818-M-GO800-062 DA NANG, Vietnam (Aug. 18, 2015) – Lt. j.g. Mark Roach explains to local Vietnamese officials the function of the flight deck aboard the Military Sealift Command joint high speed vessel USNS More
DA NANG, Vietnam (Aug. 18, 2015) Navy doctors from the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) perform a joint replacement surgery aboard the ship for a Vietnamese patient. Mercy is in Vietnam for its fourth mission More
DA NANG, Vietnam (Aug. 18, 2015) Command Master Chief Dedrick Walker (right), the command master chief of the medical treatment facility Mercy, and Hospital Corpsman First Class Nathan White, from the hospital More
DA NANG, Vietnam (Aug. 19, 2015) Sailors assigned to the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) help Vietnamese children color during Pacific Partnership 2015. Mercy is currently in Vietnam for its fourth mission p More
DA NANG, Vietnam (Aug. 19, 2015) Lt. Cmdr. Joshua Halfpap (right), a Navy physical therapist from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, performs joint mobilization exercises on a patient at the Da Nang Orthopedics and Rehabilita More
Vietnamese children have their photo taken after service members assigned to the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) painted their faces during Pacific Partnership 2015. Mercy is currently in Vietnam for its fou More
DA NANG, Vietnam (Aug. 19, 2015) The Hoa Quy Medical Station is the site of a refurbishment project for U.S. Navy Seabees and U.S. Air Force RED HORSE engineers assigned to the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19 More
DA NANG, Vietnam (Aug. 19, 2015) Capt. Christopher Engdahl, the Pacific Partnership 2015 mission commander, greets the Susan Hutton, the U.S. deputy chief of mission for Hanoi, before giving her a tour of the h More
HOA NAHON, Vietnam (Aug. 20, 2015) Dr. Jeff Jarvis, a dentist with Project Hope, examines a Vietnamese patient during a community health engagement as part of Pacific Partnership 2015. The hospital ship USNS Me More
DA NANG, Vietnam (Aug. 20, 2015) Cmdr. Gilbert Seda, a Navy surgeon assigned to the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), shares his experiences with battlefield trauma during Pacific Partnership 2015. Service me More
DA NANG, Vietnam (Aug. 20, 2015) Musician 1st Class Jason Stark, from Augusta, Ga., assigned to the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), performs a sound check with the Pacific Fleet Band before a performance du More
150820-M-GO800-056 DA NANG, Vietnam (Aug. 20, 2015) – Lt. Chelsea Irish explains to local Vietnamese officials the function of the flight deck aboard the Military Sealift Command joint high speed vessel USNS Mi More
DA NANG, Vietnam (Aug. 19, 2015) Rear Adm. Charlie Williams, commander, Task Force 73, gives a speech during a reception aboard the joint high-speed vessel USNS Millinocket (JHSV 3) as part of Pacific Partnersh More
Lt. Cmdr. Marddi Rahn, a Navy nurse from the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), speaks at an advanced cardiovascular life support subject matter expert exchange at Da Nang Central Hospital during Pacific Partn More
DA NANG, Vietnam (Aug. 21, 2015) Cmdr. Rob Fraser (center), a Navy orthopedic surgeon from Portland, Ore., performs a knee replacement surgery for a Vietnamese patient aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH More
Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Travis Campbell from the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) sets up a medical training dummy for a critical care nursing subject matter expert exchange at Da Nang Central Hospital du More
Cmdr. Peter Shumaker, the chairman of dermatology at Naval Medical Center San Diego, speaks at the Da Nang Northern Hotel during a restorative medicine summit as part of Pacific Partnership 2015. Topics covered More
Command Master Chief Petty Officer Dedrick Walker, the command master chief of Military Treatment Facility Mercy, takes a photo at a Pacific Fleet Band performance at the Dragon Bridge in Da Nang, Vietnam durin More
DA NANG, Vietnam (Aug. 23, 2015) The Pacific Fleet Band, currently embarked aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), performs at the Dragon Bridge during Pacific Partnership 2015. Mercy is currently in Vi More
Crew members help Vietnamese patients board the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during Pacific Partnership 2015. Mercy is currently in Vietnam for its fourth mission port of PP15. Pacific Partnership is in i More
Steelworker 2nd Class Jonathon Walsh smooths out a metal plate to make way for a new door during a renovation project at the City of Hope, a disadvantaged children's center, during Pacific Partnership 2015. Nav More
Do Thi Do Quyen, the principal of Nguyen Dinh Chieu Special School, welcomes the Pacific Fleet Band before they participate in a musical exchange with students. Twenty students from the school performed with a More
Hospitalman Jordan Camarrilo, a laboratory technician assigned to the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), demonstrates how to deglycerolize blood samples during a blood safety workshop with Vietnamese laborator More
DA NANG, Vietnam (Aug. 26, 2015) Patients wait to be seen by U.S. military and civilian dentists during a community health engagement as part of Pacific Partnership 2015. The hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) More
DA NANG, Vietnam (Aug. 27, 2015) Ted Osius, the U.S. ambassador to Vietnam, examines the renovation work done by Navy Seabees with Amphibious Construction Battalion One and Airmen with the 554th RED HORSE Squad More
DA NANG, Vietnam (Aug. 27, 2015) Hospitalman TJ Wright (left), from Fremont, Ohio, is given a simulated leg wound by Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Guadalupe Trevino, from Rio Hondo, Texas, prior to participating More
DA NANG, Vietnam (Aug. 27, 2015) Service members, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), and Vietnamese doctors and nurses treat a simulated patient aboard the ship as part of a coastal medicine di More
U.S. NAVAL BASE GUAM (Sept. 4, 2015) The hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) is moored at U.S. Naval Base Guam during Pacific Partnership 2015. Pacific Partnership is in its tenth iteration and is the largest an More
U.S. NAVAL BASE GUAM (Sept. 4, 2015) Capt. Christopher Engdahl, the Pacific Partnership 2015 mission commander, speaks with members of the press during Pacific Partnership 2015. The hospital ship USNS Mercy (T- More
NAVAL BASE GUAM (Sept. 5, 2015) Capt. Christopher Engdahl, the mission commander for Pacific Partnership, greets a tour group before boarding the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during Pacific Partnership 20 More
A map showing the travel route of the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during Pacific Partnership 2015. Pacific Partnership is in its tenth iteration and is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assist More
WAILEVU, Fiji – (May 18, 2015) Seabees of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 and villagers from Wailevu village place a concrete slab for a new school building at Weilevu East Primary School during Pacific More
150525-M-DN141-003 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (May 25, 2015) – A Sailor aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) renders honors as the ship passes the USS Arizona Memor More
150526-N-MK341-002 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (May 26, 2015) – Pacific Partnership 2015 leadership, including Deputy Mission Commander, Capt. James Meyer (third from left) and Mission Commander, Capt. Christopher En More
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (May 27, 2015) – Civilian Mariners Fred Beck (left) and Michael Lee (right) prepare to stow the lines aboard USNS Millinocket (JHSV 3) after the ship got underway May 27. USNS Millinocket ( More
PACIFIC OCEAN (May 30, 2015) – New Zealand Army Lance Cpl. Ryan George, left, treats a simulated casualty during a medical drill aboard the USNS Millinocket (JHSV 3) May 30. USNS Millinocket (JHSV 3) is serving More
PACIFIC OCEAN (June 1, 2015) – Senior Chief Logistics Specialist Arturo Hurel attaches supplies to a Puma helicopter aboard the Joint High Speed Vessel USNS Millinocket (JHSV 3) during a vertical replenishment More
150602-N-MK341-008 REPUBLIC OF KIRIBATI (June 2, 2015) – The president of the Republic of Kiribati His Excellency Anote Tong (left) and Capt. James Meyer, Commodore, Task Force Forager (right), pause for a phot More
150602-N-HY254-017 TARAWA, Kiribati (June 2, 2015) An I-Kiribati girl watches as the Military Sealift Command joint high-speed vessel USNS Millinocket (JHSV 3) arrives in Tarawa, Republic of Kiribati in support More
150602-N-MK341-002 REPUBLIC OF KIRIBATI (June 2, 2015) – The president of the Republic of Kiribati His Excellency Anote Tong and the first lady Madam Tong arrive at the opening ceremony to celebrate the arrival More
150603-N-MK341-002 EITA VILLAGE, Kiribati (June 3, 2015) - Royal Australian Navy Lt. Cmdr. Alison Zilko (right) discusses smoking cessation with a local woman (left) through a translator (middle) at Eita Clinic More
KIRABATI (June 3, 2015) – Builder 3rd Class Clint Siefers assist in remodeling a primary school as part of a of a construction project to remodel local schools June 3. The construction project is led by the 30t More
150603-N-MK341-014 EITA VILLAGE, Kiribati (June 3, 2015) - Children at War Memorial Primary School in Eita Village, Kiribati, June 3, pause for a photo during a U.S. Pacific Fleet Band and 25th Infantry Divisio More
PACIFIC OCEAN (June 5, 2015) Royal Canadian Medical Service Capt. Adam Calabrese, from Toronto, distributes malaria prophylaxis to Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark El-Rayes, from Reading, Pa., aboar More
150604-N-HY254-099 TARAWA, Kiribati (June 4, 2015) A member of the 25th Infantry Division Band performs a trumpet solo at a concert held in Bairiki Square during a Pacific Partnership visit to the Independent R More
150604-N-ZZ999-008 Construction Electrician 3rd Class Ernest Cherwin holds the ladder while an I-Kiribati man nails a board into place at Red Beach Primary School during a Pacific Partnership visit to the Indep More
150605-N-HY254-005 TARAWA, Kiribati (June 5, 2015) A dog is prepared for surgery during a Pacific Partnership veterinary community health engagement held at the Betio Sports Complex in Tarawa, Kiribati. Dewormi More
Steelworker 3rd Class Cory Migneault trims an edge at a school renovation project June 5 during a Pacific Partnership visit to the Independent Republic of Kiribati. Joint High Speed Vessel USNS Millinocket (JHS More
150608-M-GO800-043 KIRIBATI (June 8, 2015) – Senior Chief Musician Erik Desantis passes around a tambourine during a concert at the School and Center for Children with Disabilities June 8. The event gave the ch More
SUVA, Fiji (June 8, 2015) Lt. Jenna Redgate, a Navy dentist from San Diego, speaks with a teacher at the Veiuto Primary School during a community health engagement for Pacific Partnership 2015. USNS Mercy (T-AH More
SUVA, Fiji (June 8, 2015) Rear Adm. Bruce Gillingham, the commander of Navy Medicine West, speaks to an audience at King’s Wharf pier during a ceremony for Pacific Partnership 2015. The hospital ship USNS Mercy More
U.S. Army Col. Christensen Hsu examines the mouth of a patient during a dental clinic at Tungauru Hospital June 8 during a Pacific Partnership visit to the Independent Republic of Kiribati. Joint High Speed Ves More
SUVA, Fiji (June 9, 2015) Lt. Candice Vanalstyne (left), from Austin, Texas, and Lt. Caitlin Parks, from Avoca, New York, carry broken shelves to trash bins at the Fiji National Museum during a community servic More
150608-M-GO800-012 KIRIBATI (June 8, 2015) – Sgt. 1st Class Chris Martin plays trombone during a concert at the School and Center for Children with Disabilities June 8. The event gave the children a chance to i More
POHNPEI, Micronesia (June 8, 2015) - Cpl. Orr, part of the Micronesia advance team, discusses plans for civil affairs engagements for Pacific Partnership 2015. Pacific Partnership is in its tenth iteration and More
150608-N-HY254-005 TARAWA, Kiribati (June 8, 2015) An I-Kiribati child holds her toothbrush during a Pacific Partnership dental outreach program held at the Dai Nippon Primary School in Betio, Tarawa. The progr More
Lt. Roberta Orozco, a casualty receiving nurse assigned to the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), displays a video about trauma combat care with Republic of Fiji military forces combat medics during Pacific Pa More
SUVA, Fiji (June 8, 2015) Hospitalman Ember Zimmerman from Salem, Ore., performs a blood pressure test on a Fijian man during a community health engagement for Pacific Partnership 2015. The Military Sealift Com More
SUVA, Fiji (June 8, 2015) Musician 3rd Class Jason Andrews, from San Diego, greets a member of the Fiji Police Band after a concert at Fiji National University during Pacific Partnership 2015. The hospital ship More
150609-N-MK341-227 BETIO, Kiribati (June 9, 2015) - Maj. Shayna Thompson talks to a patient at a pediatric follow up clinic June 9 during a Pacific Partnership visit to the Independent Republic of Kiribati. Joi More
SUVA, Fiji (June 9, 2015) Cmdr. Jeffrey Lester takes a photo of Commander, Naval Medicine, Rear Adm. Bruce Gillingham with Miliana Nacagilevu, a local Fijian at a community health engagement during Pacific Part More
Military leaders from the Republic of Fiji Military Forces, U.S. Navy and Army, and the Royal Australian Navy meet for morning tea at the Republic of Fiji Military Forces Strategic Headquarters during Pacific P More
SUVA, Fiji (June 9, 2015) Service members attached to the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) play rugby with the Nabua Broncos rugby team during Pacific Partnership 2015. Mercy is currently in Suva, Fiji, for i More
KIRIBATI (June 9, 2015) – New Zealand army medic Lance Cpl. Ryan George instructs local nurses on how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) during a nurse’s workshop June 9. The event was designed to g More
150609-N-HY254-025 TARAWA, Kiribati (June 9, 2015) Senior Dental Officer Dr. Sam Teeta performs a dental procedure on a patient at the Tungaru Central Hospital during a Pacific Partnership professional knowledg More
SUVA, Fiji (June 9, 2015) Lt. Cmdr. Pete Bradford, from Escondido, Calif., describes the medical capabilities of the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 1) to Australian High Commissioner to Fiji, Margaret Twomey, More
SUVA, Fiji (June 10, 2015) Fiji Maritime Academy students laugh at a "sea story" from Capt. Christopher Engdahl, mission commander of Pacific Partnership 2015. Engdahl visited with students and teachers from th More
SAVUSAVU, Fiji (June 13, 2015) Musician 2nd Class Catherine Chauvot, from St. Charles, Mo., plays as Fijians dance with other service members during Pacific Partnership 2015. The hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH More
SUVA, Fiji (June 10, 2015) Royal New Zealand Air Force Wing Cmdr. Jennifer Atkinson, Pacific Partnership 2015 chief of staff, sits with Fijian children for a group photo at Hilton Special School during Pacific More
150610-N-GO800-005 BETIO, Kiribati (June 10, 2015) - Spc. Marquez Semidey tests a "tippy tap" June 10 during a Pacific Partnership visit to the Independent Republic of Kiribati. Joint High Speed Vessel USNS Mil More
SUVA, Fiji (June 10, 2015) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Mike Skrypchyk, from Ninilchick, Alaska, flexes his muscles with a group of students from the Hilton Special School during a community engagement project f More
SUVA, Fiji (June 10, 2015) Lt. j.g. Jomer Belisario, a disbursing officer from Sacramento, Calif., takes a selfie with Fijian students at Hilton Special School during Pacific Partnership 2015. Fiji is Mercy’s f More
SUVA, Fiji (June 10, 2015) Ms. Talei Hicks (left) and Maj. Amelia Tadu, Logistics Staff Officer 3 of the Republic of the Fiji Military Force are given a tour of the nautical navigation equipment on the hospital More
150612-M-GO800-011 KIRIBATI (June 12, 2015) – Attendees and facilitators pause for a photo during a dental symposium June 12. The class gave locals valuable information from dentists assigned to Pacific Partner More
150611-N-HY254-012 TARAWA, Kiribati (June 11, 2015) An I-Kiribati boy watches U.S. Army Capt. Paige Wallace perform a surgical procedures on a dog during a joint veterinary community health engagement held at t More
SAVUSAVU, Fiji, (June 12, 2015) Musician 3rd Class Galen McKinney, from Pittsburgh, attached to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), with the Pacific Fleet Band, performs for a crowd More
SAVUSAVU, Fiji (June 11, 2015) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class David Ross, from New York, attached to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), takes a patient’s vitals during Pacific Partner More
150611-M-GO800-055 KIRIBATI (June 11, 2015) – Spc. Kris Rampillo demonstrates proper ways to carry a casualty during a first responders course June 11. The course gave local policemen and firefighters a chance More
SEAQAQA, Fiji (June 12, 2015) Navy medical personnel see Fijian patients during a community health engagement for Pacific Partnership 2015. Service members and non-governmental organizations from the hospital s More
150613-M-GO800-031 KIRIBATI (June 13, 2015) –Lt. Chelsea Irish leads a ship tour aboard Joint High Speed Vessel USNS Millinocket (JHSV 3) June 13. Millinocket is serving as the secondary platform for Pacific Pa More
DREKETI, Fiji (June 12, 2015) Musician 3rd Class Christian Ivy plays the tuba for school children at a community health engagement during Pacific Partnership 2015. The hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) is curr More
SAVUSAVU, Fiji (June 12, 2015) Lt Cmdr. Ivette Schmiege, from Lemoore, Calif., performs physical therapy on a Fijian at the Dreketi District School in Savusavu, Fiji, during Pacific Partnership 2015. The hospit More
SAVUSAVU, Fiji (June 12, 2015) Capt. Christopher Engdahl, the mission commander of Pacific Partnership 2015, from South Bend, Ind., looks out an MH-60S helicopter window while traveling to a village in Savusavu More
SEAQAQA, Fiji (June 12, 2015) Dr. Thuy Ngo, a dentist with the University of California San Diego Pre-dental Society, from Scottsdale, Ariz., provides dental care to a Fijian woman during Pacific Partnership 20 More
SAVUSAVU, Fiji (June 12, 2015) Leaders from the Savusavu City Council, Royal Australian Air Force, Australian Regular Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, and Project Hope meet at the city council building at Savusavu d More