Pacific Partnership 2016 [Image 145 of 282]

AT SEA, MALAYSIA

08.14.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Trevor Kohlrus 

U.S. Navy           

160814-N-QW941-210 AT SEA (Aug. 14, 2016) Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Gerry Elam, a native of Longview, Texas, stands by as A Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) H-65 Dauphin helicopter, deploys a search and rescue swimmer while a Royal Malaysian Navy patrol vessel responds to a vessel in distress during a Pacific Partnership 2016 search and rescue exercise. During the exercise, Pacific Partnership and Malaysian Armed Forces personnel received, processed and treated five patients flown in by the MMEA H-65 Dauphin helicopter aboard USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). This event concluded Pacific Partnership’s mission stop in Kuantan, Malaysia. Mercy is en route to its fifth mission stop in Padang, Indonesia. Upon arrival, partner nations will work side-by-side with local military and non-government organizations to conduct cooperative health engagements, community relation events, subject matter expert exchanges and a SAR exercise to better prepare for a natural disaster or crisis. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Trevor Kohlrus/Released)

• Date Taken: 08.14.2016
• Date Posted: 08.18.2016 00:07
• Photo ID: 2800002
• VIRIN: 160814-N-QW941-210
• Resolution: 4807x2728
• Size: 1.46 MB
• Location: AT SEA, MY