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    JMSDF Sailors host Japanese Tea Ceremony aboard USNS Mercy [Image 2 of 5]

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    JMSDF Sailors host Japanese Tea Ceremony aboard USNS Mercy

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    TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka (May 6, 2018) May Hagiwara (left), a registered nurse assigned to the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force, explains how to drink the tea during the Sado Ceremony, or Japanese Tea Ceremony, held aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) for Pacific Partnership 2018 (PP18) leadership. PP18’s mission is to work collectively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase stability and security in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships across the Indo-Pacific Region. Pacific Partnership, now in its 13th iteration, is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kelsey L. Adams/Released)

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    Date Taken: 05.06.2018
    Date Posted: 05.06.2018 12:22
    Photo ID: 4364119
    VIRIN: 180506-N-RM689-0235
    Resolution: 5258x3025
    Size: 1.08 MB
    Location: TRINCOMALEE, LK

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