180413-N-NH199-0001 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 13, 2018) Cmdr. Barry Metzger, Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) Chaplain, delivers the opening invocation during the diversity committee’s “Day of Remembrance” in support of Holocaust observation week aboard Mercy. Mercy is currently deployed 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 Seaman Harley K. Sarmiento/Released)