Navy Band entertains children of Arawa during Pacific Partnership [Image 5 of 11]

ARAWA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

06.28.2015

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mark El-Rayes 

Navy Public Affairs Support Element West

ARAWA, Autonomus Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea (June 28, 2015) Command Master Chief Dedrick Walker, from England, Ark., attached to the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), dances with children during Pacific Partnership 2015. Mercy is currently 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 real world medical care to approximately 270,00 patients and veterinary services to more than 38,999 animals. Additionally, the mission has provided critical infrastructure development to host nations through more than 180 engineering projects. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark El-Rayes/Released)

• Date Taken: 06.28.2015
• Date Posted: 06.28.2015 08:17
• Photo ID: 2033634
• VIRIN: 150628-N-TQ272-442
• Resolution: 1093x1643
• Size: 1.1 MB
• Location: ARAWA, PG
• Hometown: ENGLAND, AR, US