150525-M-DN141-003 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (May 25, 2015) – A Sailor aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) renders honors as the ship passes the USS Arizona Memorial upon arrival at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for Pacific Partnership 2015. Now in its 10th iteration, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. In addition to training for crisis conditions, Pacific Partnership has provided 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 the completion of more than 180 engineering projects. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Valerie C. Eppler/Released)