Pacific Partnership 2024-2 Medical Team Works Side-By-Side with Local Medical Staff in the Operating Room [Image 1 of 7]

QUANG NGAI, Vietnam (Aug. 22, 2024) – U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Emily Day, a surgical technician with Pacific Partnership 2024-2 (PP24-2), middle, works side-by-side with local surgeons during the removal of a bile duct stone at the General Hospital in Quang Ngai, Vietnam, Aug. 22, 2024. Now in its 20th iteration, the Pacific Partnership series is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership works collaboratively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security and stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Gavin Arnoldhendershot)