QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Aug. 11, 2015) Members of

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Aug. 11, 2015) Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Navy Service members currently embarked aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) conduct basic lifesaving skill training at the Armed Forces of the Philippines Medical Center during Pacific Partnership 2015. The subject matter expert exchange included a simulated fire as part of a disaster preparedness drill. Mercy is currently in the Philippines for its third mission port of 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)