150817-N-MK341-038 DA NANG, Vietnam (August 17, 2015)

150817-N-MK341-038 DA NANG, Vietnam (August 17, 2015) – Commodore, Task Force Forager, Capt. James Meyer, greets a representative from the De Nang People’s Committee August 17. Vietnam is the fifth stop for the Military Sealift Command joint high speed vessel USNS Millinocket (JHSV 3) and embarked Task Force Forager. Millinocket and embarked Task Force Forager are serving as the secondary platform for Pacific Partnership, led by an expeditionary command element from the Navy’s 30th Naval Construction Regiment (30 NCR) from Port Hueneme, Calif. Now in its 10th iteration, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Asia Pacific region. While training for crisis conditions, Pacific Partnership, missions have provided medical care to approximately 270,000 patients and veterinary service to more than 38,000 animals. Additionally, Pacific Partnership has provided critical infrastructure development to host nations through the completion of more than 180 engineering products. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Carla Burdt/Released)