The U.S. Navy will be a part of allied and accomplice nation forces for the nineteenth iteration of Pacific Partnership, the most important annual multilateral catastrophe response preparedness mission carried out within the Indo-Pacific area. This annual maritime humanitarian and civic help mission focuses on enhancing catastrophe response preparedness, resiliency and capability whereas enhancing partnerships with collaborating nations and civilian humanitarian organizations all through the area.
For this yr’s mission, medical and dental practitioners can be launched into the 1,000-bed hospital ship. Aboard the Mercy, a mixed 800 navy and civilian personnel will assist the multi-month mission led by U.S. Navy Capt. Brian Quin, PP24-1 mission commander, and Rear Adm. Mark A. Melson, PP24-1 govt agent beneath U.S. Pacific Fleet, and commander, Job Drive 73.
“The Pacific Partnership mission groups work collectively annually with host and accomplice nations to strengthen present regional interoperability, and enhance disaster-response-capacity,” mentioned Melson. “I’m honored to be a part of this yr’s mission as a result of this annual mission helps enhance safety and stability within the area, whereas fostering new and enduring friendships within the Indo-Pacific.”
The Pacific Partnership mission workforce aboard the Mercy will make stops within the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands, Palau, and the Federated States of Micronesia. Specialists within the fields of engineering, drugs and catastrophe response will accomplice with every host to conduct civic-action initiatives, neighborhood well being exchanges, medical symposiums, and catastrophe response coaching actions.
“This mission displays the continued dedication to the area and dedication to disaster-response-readiness from the US, our companions and allies, and the host nations,” mentioned Quin.
Engagements between Pacific Partnership contributors and host nations make sure the worldwide neighborhood is healthier ready to perform collectively when responding to a catastrophe emergency by rising capability, enhancing regional partnerships, and rising multilateral cooperation for catastrophe preparedness.
The Pacific Partnership started in response to one of many world’s most catastrophic pure disasters, the December 2004 tsunami that devastated components of Southeast Asia. The mission has developed over time from emphasis on direct care to an operation centered on enhancing partnerships by host nation material knowledgeable and civil-military exchanges.
