HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 1, 2022) Cmdr. Jesse Bandle, from San Diego, center, performs surgery with doctors from the Japan Self-Defense Force and Solomon Islands National Referral Hospital aboard the the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The year's mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Drace Wilson)