Pacific partnership mission
Senior Airman Kate Thomas assists a patient in finding a suitable pair of eye glasses June 3 during a Pacific Partnership 2008 medical civic action program held at a school in Cotabato, Philippines. Air Force medics aboard the U.S. Navy Ship Mercy are sailing with her for three months bringing humanitarian and civic assistance to people in various parts of the world. Medical professionals from the Philippines, Canada, Japan and Australia are working side by side with their counterparts providing medical, dental, veterinary and construction assistance programs ashore and afloat. (U.S. Navy photo/Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Valcarcel)