NORTH SULAWESI, Indonesia (June 15, 2012)Commander U.S 7th Fleet – The US Army Veterinary Officer (myself) + staff sorted through a shipment of veterinary supplies while aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH-19). The combined team of volunteer and military veterinary specialists prepared supplies for veterinary civic action projects in the Philippines, Vietnam and Cambodia as part of Pacific Partnership 2012. Then in its seventh year, Pacific Partnership is an annual U.S Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance mission that brings together U.S military personnel, host and partner nations, non-government organizations and international agencies to build stronger relationships and develop disaster response capabilities throughout the Asia-Pacific region. (Photo by Camelia Montoy)