The U.S. Navy will be part of allied and associate nation forces for the nineteenth iteration of Pacific Partnership, the biggest annual multilateral catastrophe response preparedness mission performed within the Indo-Pacific area. This annual maritime humanitarian and civic help mission focuses on bettering catastrophe response preparedness, resiliency and capability whereas enhancing partnerships with taking part nations and civilian humanitarian organizations all through the area.
For this 12 months’s mission, medical and dental practitioners might be launched into the 1,000-bed hospital ship. Aboard the Mercy, a mixed 800 army and civilian personnel will assist the multi-month mission led by U.S. Navy Capt. Brian Quin, PP24-1 mission commander, and Rear Adm. Mark A. Melson, PP24-1 government agent below U.S. Pacific Fleet, and commander, Activity Power 73.
“The Pacific Partnership mission groups work collectively every year with host and associate nations to strengthen present regional interoperability, and improve disaster-response-capacity,” mentioned Melson. “I’m honored to be a part of this 12 months’s mission as a result of this annual mission helps improve safety and stability within the area, whereas fostering new and enduring friendships within the Indo-Pacific.”
The Pacific Partnership mission staff aboard the Mercy will make stops within the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands, Palau, and the Federated States of Micronesia. Consultants within the fields of engineering, drugs and catastrophe response will associate with every host to conduct civic-action initiatives, group well being exchanges, medical symposiums, and catastrophe response coaching actions.
“This mission displays the continued dedication to the area and dedication to disaster-response-readiness from the US, our companions and allies, and the host nations,” mentioned Quin.
Engagements between Pacific Partnership contributors and host nations make sure the worldwide group is healthier ready to operate collectively when responding to a catastrophe emergency by rising capability, enhancing regional partnerships, and rising multilateral cooperation for catastrophe preparedness.
The Pacific Partnership started in response to one of many world’s most catastrophic pure disasters, the December 2004 tsunami that devastated elements of Southeast Asia. The mission has advanced over time from emphasis on direct care to an operation centered on enhancing partnerships by way of host nation material knowledgeable and civil-military exchanges.
