USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) arrives in Pearl Harbor on Sept. 2 following its participation in the Pacific Partnership 2012 (PP12). The ship is approaching the end of a five-month deployment in support of PP12. It will stay for five days in Hawaii where it will be scheduled to drop off several crew members and unload [...]

Corpsmen serving aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) celebrated the 114th anniversary of the Hospital Corps on June 17. The USNS Mercy is currently participating in Pacific Partnership 2012, currently in its 7th year. The Pacific Partnership is a U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance mission designed by the [...]

A post by Adm. Patrick M. Walsh, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, on the Official Navy blog shares details regarding the Pacific Partnership and the four-month humanitarian mission and exercise of the hospital ship USNS Mercy. Adm. Walsh described the Pacific Partnership as a proactive humanitarian assistance program. It is now on its fifth [...]