160512-N-BB534-021 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 12, 2016) - Hospital Corpsman 1st class Henry Best (left), from Las Vegas, instructs Hospital Corpsman 1st class Sopheap Nuon, from Modesto, California and Hospital Corpsman Rupa Limbusunuwar, from Bremerton, Washington, how to reconstitute quality control agents in the laboratory aboard USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). Mercy is currently deployed in support of Pacific Partnership 2016; this year's mission is designed to emphasize multilateral cooperation and building mutual trust in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Medical, engineering and various other personnel embarked aboard Mercy will work side-by-side with host and partner nation counterparts, exchanging ideas, building best practices and relationships to ensure preparedness should disaster strike.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st class Elizabeth Merriam/Released)