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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (March 6, 2018) Joint forces aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) render honors as the ship passes the Battleship Missouri Memorial and the USS Arizona Memorial while departing Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, 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 Caledon Rabbipal/Released)