160624-N-QW941-155 PHILIPPINES SEA (June 24, 2016) Squadron Leader Lynette Howell (center), a nurse in the Royal Australian Air Force and native of Newcastle, Australia, communicates with personnel aboard hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during a mass casualty drill. Deployed in support of Pacific Partnership 2016, medical, engineering and various other personnel embarked aboard Mercy are working 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 3rd Class Trevor Kohlrus/Released)