PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 22, 2023) A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the 'Hillclimbers' of 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, practices taking off from the flight deck of the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during Pacific Partnership 2024-1 while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 22, 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 2nd Class Jacob Woitzel)