By Military Press | December 31, 2012
MP Articles In this photo, the five-year-old daughter of Dental Technician 2nd Class Joel Tatum says good-bye to her father as the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) departs for Pacific Partnership 2012. Pacific Partnership is an annual U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic action exercise designed to work with and through host nations to build partnerships and a collective ability to respond to natural disasters. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Todd Frantom/Released) 120501-N-MG658-010
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