160820-N-QW941-069 PADANG, Indonesia (Aug. 20, 2016)

160820-N-QW941-069 PADANG, Indonesia (Aug. 20, 2016) Maj. Gen. Ben Yura Rimba, Surgeon General, Tentara Nasional Indonesia, addresses participants of a Pacific Partnership 2016 prehospital subject matter expert exchange aboard hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). During the exchange, Tentara Nasional Indonesia service members, Padang medical and emergency response personnel and Pacific Partnership personnel discussed the role of the Incident Command System in managing a mass casualty disaster, types of triage and basic life support during a natural disaster. This is the fifth time Pacific Partnership has visited Indonesia. Partner nations are working side-by-side with local organizations during disaster response training, civil engineering projects, Women, Peace, and Security seminars, medical subject matter expert exchanges and a live field training exercise aimed at improving the capacity of local government, civilian agencies and partner militaries to collectively respond in crises. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Trevor Kohlrus/Released)