QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Aug. 7, 2015) American and

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Aug. 7, 2015) American and Philippine nurses listen to a lecture about emergency room and triage best practices while at a subject matter exchange during Pacific Partnership 2015. The Armed Forces of the Philippines Medical Center hosted more than 40 medical personnel from hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) for two days to exchange medical best practices and information. 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)