PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 13, 2023) Capt. Brian Quin, mission commander of Pacific Partnership 2024-1, addresses the crew aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during a celebration of the Navy’s 248th birthday while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 13, 2023. Now in its 19th iteration, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacob I. Allison)