Pacific Partnership 24-1 Side-by-Side Surgeries

From the left, U.S. Navy Cmdr. Erik Olson, from Gardnerville, Nev., Belau National Hospital general surgeon Dr. Glenda Santos, and U.S. Navy Cmdr. Jason Butler, from Forest, La, perform a laparoscopic gall bladder surgery onboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), anchored off of Koror, Palau, as part of Pacific Partnership 2024-1, Jan. 3, 2024. Pacific Partnership, now in its 19th iteration, is the largest multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific and works to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships. (U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Cheryl Collins)