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

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    JMSDF Sailors host Japanese Tea Ceremony aboard USNS Mercy

    180506-N-RM689-0282
    TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka (May 6, 2018) Japan Ministry of Defense Deputy Director of the International Security Policy Office Yanaru Tomoki (right) laughs as Capt David Bretz (left), PP18 Mission Commander, and Capt. Peter Roberts (center), commanding officer of Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) select an origami figurine during the Sado Ceremony, or Japanese Tea Ceremony, held aboard Mercy. 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: 4364125
    VIRIN: 180506-N-RM689-0282
    Resolution: 4836x2950
    Size: 1.02 MB
    Location: TRINCOMALEE, LK

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