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Service members of the US and partner nations participating in Pacific Partnership 2018 arrived in Trincomalee aboard the US Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) today.
The mission in Trincomalee will continue through May 8 and will feature Pacific Partnership doctors and medical personnel working side-by-side with Sri Lankan medical professionals to exchange best practices.
Additionally, US and partner nation service members will join their Sri Lankan counterparts in civil engineering projects, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR) readiness seminars and public outreach engagements throughout the local community.
"I am very excited to see our team working with side-by-side with the people of Sri Lanka. Through Pacific Partnership, we are building bonds of trust, friendship, and partnership with the Sri Lankan people that will help us prepare together for a multitude of contingencies that our nations face with manmade and natural disasters. We are honored to be guests in this country and work beside our Sri Lankan counterparts," said Capt. David Bretz, the mission commander for Pacific Partnership 2018.
Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multilateral disaster response preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. This year's mission includes military and civilian personnel from the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, France, Peru, and Japan.
US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Atul Keshap said Pacific Partnership 2018 offers an excellent opportunity for the US and Sri Lankan militaries to serve Sri Lankans in need and expand our growing partnership in humanitarian and disaster relief.
“From medical clinics to free public concerts, our sailors will bring the best of America to local communities,” he said.
USNS Mercy made previous stops in the 2018 mission in Bengkulu, Indonesia and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. After departing Sri Lanka, USNS Mercy will make mission stops in Vietnam and Japan strengthening alliances, partnerships and multilateral cooperation throughout the Indo-Pacific region.
The Pacific Partnership 2018 consists of more than 800 US and partner nation military and civilian personnel working side-by-side with host nation counterparts to be better prepared for potential humanitarian aid and disaster response situations.
MFSL Wednesday, 25 April 2018 06:12 PM
The GMOA may again resort to strike action now that the US Navy hospital ship has arrived with doctors and other medical personnel, as the GMOA's sole intention is to keep away any and all medical professionals from Sri Lanka so that they can blackmail the Govt.for their personal greed and political agendas.
Martin Milton Wednesday, 25 April 2018 06:30 PM
Be afraid....VERY AFRAID as all these are 'sweeteners' for underhand activities to destabilise Sri Lanka. These people want a hold on Trinco! Heaven help Sri Lanka if they ever get that!! Despite all the 'good' described, these people ALWAYS have hidden agendas. Know what happened in Libya? ,Iraq? Now in Syria??...So Please be EXTREMELY careful and the intelligence services need to be ultra active and focussed here all the time these surreptitious moves are taking place to May. MM
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