Back to photostream

150729-N-TQ272-247

CAPIZ, Philippines (July 29, 2015) Senior Airman Jason Heinl, from Tampa, Fla., attached to the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), explains the PR1-17G, a communication device, to an Armed Forces of the Philippines service member 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 38,999 animals. Additionally, the mission has provided critical infrastructure development to host nations through more than 180 engineering projects. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark El-Rayes/Released)

1,262 views
2 faves
0 comments
Uploaded on July 30, 2015
Taken on July 29, 2015