160815-M-TM809-269 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Aug. 15, 2016)

160815-M-TM809-269 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Aug. 15, 2016) Cargo is received aboard hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) from Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193) during a connected replenishment. This was the first time Mercy had conducted a CONREP in approximately 10 years. Mercy is en route to the final mission stop of Pacific Partnership 2016 in Padang, Indonesia. Upon arrival, partner nations will work side-by-side with local military and non-government organizations to conduct cooperative health engagements, community relation events, subject matter expert exchanges and a SAR exercise to better prepare for natural disaster or crisis. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brittney Vella/Released)