160517-N-SJ730-042 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 17, 2016) - Yeoman 2nd Class George Paulino, a native of Yucca Valley, California, participates in a traditional Pacific Islander dance as part of a Diversity Committee-led Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebration aboard hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). Deployed in support of Pacific Partnership 2016, Mercy's mission is designed to emphasize multilateral cooperation and building mutual trust in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. 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 2nd Class Hank Gettys/Released)