The hospital ship USNS Mercy recently steamed out of San Diego Bay, kicking off an annual mission focused on disaster preparedness and humanitarian assistance across the Pacific, the Stars and Stripes reports.
Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership brings together medical professionals from several nations to provide health care and other services in Pacific nations like Micronesia, Malaysia, the Marshall Islands, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam and the Philippines.
