160728-N-CV785-006 DA NANG, Vietnam (July 28, 2016) In preparation for the next Pacific Partnership 2016 mission in Malaysia, USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) Military Sealift Command personnel retract anchor off the coast of Da Nang, as JS Shimokita (LST-4002) departs for Palau. Mercy was joined in Da Nang by Shimokita and Vietnam People's Navy ship Khánh Hóa. Personnel from all three ships joined together for two weeks of cooperative health engagements, subject matter expert exchanges and community relation events. (Royal Australian Air Force photo by Air Force Imagery Specialist CPL David Cotton/ Released)