Pacific Partnership [Image 5 of 19]

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06.14.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class William Cousins 

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160615-N-TR165-189 GLENO, Timor Leste (June 15, 2016) Lt. Matthew La Macchia of the Royal Australian Army, and a native of Queensland, Australia, assigned to USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), educates local Timorese children at the Dona Ana Lemos Escuela elementary school on basic hand washing techniques during a Pacific Partnership 2016 health outreach event. Service members donated supplies provided by Project Hand Clasp, and educated kids on preventative health measures for oral hygiene, water safety and mosquito protection. Pacific Partnership 2016 marks the sixth time the mission has visited Timor Leste since its first visit in 2006. Medical, engineering and various other personnel embarked aboard hospital ship Mercy are working side-by-side with partner nation counterparts, exchanging ideas, building best practices and relationships to ensure preparedness should disaster strike. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class William Cousins/Released)

• Date Taken: 06.14.2016
• Date Posted: 06.21.2016 06:44
• Photo ID: 2676591
• VIRIN: 160615-N-TR165-189
• Resolution: 3554x2129
• Size: 1.37 MB
• Location: (UNDISCLOSED LOCATION)