160520-N-BB534-148 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (May 20, 2016) Service members man the rails of hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) as the ship departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Deployed in support of Pacific Partnership 2016, Mercy is scheduled to visit Timor Leste, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and the Republic of the Philippines during this year’s mission. Medical, engineering and various other personnel embarked aboard Mercy will work side-by-side with 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)