160803-N-BB534-623 KUANTAN, Malaysia (Aug. 3, 2016) Capt. Melanie Merrick, U.S. 7th Fleet surgeon, discusses the role of an independent duty corpsman in a small ship environment at the Multinational Maritime Workshop portion of the Asia Pacific Military Health Exchange, during Pacific Partnership 2016. The workshop was held in conjunction with aviation and land force workshops, each giving multinational subject matter experts a chance to share knowledge in their fields. This is the first time Mercy and Pacific Partnership have visited Malaysia. During the mission stop partner nations work side-by-side with local military and civilian organizations in a search and rescue exercise, civil engineering projects, community relation events and subject matter expert exchanges. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Elizabeth Merriam/Released)