 As the hospital ship USMS Mercy TAH-19 arrives in the US Third Fleet area of operations, Pacific Partnership 2015 nears its conclusion. Mercy departed Naval Base San Diego on May 17 for the beginning of PP-15 and served as the primary platform for this mission. Pacific Partnership is a humanitarian and disaster-relief mission. It's training, cooperation, and collaboration with partners and NGOs to help host nations prepare for, respond to, and recover from disaster preparedness. This year, Mercy visited Fiji, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, and Vietnam, providing healthcare and surgical procedures, community health engagements, engineering projects, and community relations events in coordination with partner and host nations. For all hands-up date, I'm Air Force Staff Sergeant Sean Bryant.