Mercy crew holds surgical screening in Arawa during Pacific Partnership 2015 [Image 1 of 11]

ARAWA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

06.28.2015

Photo by Mayra Conde 

Navy Public Affairs Support Element West

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ARAWA, Autonomus Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea (June 28, 2015) Lt. Cmdr. Todd Mondzelewski, from Pittsburgh, attached to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), performs an eye exam at a surgical screening during Pacific Partnership 2015. Mercy is in Papua New Guinea for its second mission port of PP15. Pacific Partnership is in its 10th 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 medical care to approximately 270,000 patients and veterinary services to more than 38,000 animals. Additionally, PP15 has provided critical infrastructure development to host nations through the completion of more than 180 engineering projects. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mayra A. Conde/ RELEASED)

• Date Taken: 06.28.2015
• Date Posted: 06.28.2015 08:20
• Photo ID: 2033628
• VIRIN: 150628-N-PZ713-182
• Resolution: 2908x2077
• Size: 730.32 KB
• Location: ARAWA, PG
• Hometown: PITTSBURGH, PA, US