Pacific Partnership 2010

U.S. and partner nation service members assigned to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy man the rails during a pass and review demonstration with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship JDS Kunisaki, marking the completion of their collaborative efforts with Pacific Partnership 2010. Mercy is transiting the South China Sea en route to Indonesia in support of Pacific Partnership 2010, the fifth in a series of annual U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance endeavors to strengthen regional partnerships. Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Jackson