160604-N-BB534-001 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 4, 2016) Capt. Melanie Merrick, commanding officer of medical treatment facility USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), leads a round of applause for newly-frocked Sailors after a ceremony. Deployed in support of Pacific Partnership 2016, Mercy is scheduled to visit Timor Leste, the Republic of the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia. 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)