Soldiers from the 84th Engineeering Battalion support Pacific Partnership 2018 by providing construction assistance at Trong Tieu Hoc So Ninh Xuan 2 Primary School. [Image 1 of 6]

NHA TRANG, VIETNAM

05.24.2018

Photo by Seaman Apprentice Harley Sarmiento 

Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific

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NHA TRANG, Vietnam (May 24, 2018) Sailors assigned to Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) for Pacific Partnership 2018 (PP18), and a local Vietnamese teacher paint at at Trong Tieu Hoc So Ninh Xuan 2 Primary School construction project site during an engineering exchange in support of Pacific Partnership 2018 (PP18). 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 Seaman Harley K. Sarmiento/Released)

• Date Taken: 05.24.2018
• Date Posted: 05.24.2018 10:48
• Photo ID: 4417991
• VIRIN: 180524-N-NH199-0137
• Resolution: 4217x3274
• Size: 386.27 KB
• Location: NHA TRANG, VN