180425-N-RM689-0029 TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka (April 25, 2018) Lt. Col. Karen Such, left, commander of Australian Contingent aboard the U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), reads the history of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps' Day during a remembrance ceremony at the Commonwealth War Graves cemetery in Tincomalee, Sri Lanka. Pacific Partnership 2018'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 2nd Class Kelsey L. Adams/Released)