160811-N-QW941-060 KUANTAN, Malaysia (Aug. 11, 2016)

160811-N-QW941-060 KUANTAN, Malaysia (Aug. 11, 2016) Malaysian Army Col., Adnan Bin Abdullah (left), from Malacca, Malaysia, speaks with Cmdr. Fernando Leyva, from Charlotte, North Carolina and physician assigned to hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), during a Pacific Partnership 2016 operational medicine symposium. During the symposium, Malaysian Army service members and Pacific Partnership 2016 personnel discussed mental health issues related to combat deployment, cardiology topics relative to operational platforms within diving, and Malaysian Armed Forces experiences with rapid medical response. This is the first time Mercy and Pacific Partnership have visited Malaysia. During the mission stop partner nations are working side-by-side with local military and civilian organizations in a search and rescue exercise, civil engineering projects, community relation events and subject matter expert exchanges. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Trevor Kohlrus/Released)