U.S. Navy personnel and students from the International Islamic University of Malaysia take group photos on their phones following a game of netball during a community relation event in Kuantan, Malaysia, Aug. 11, 2016.
Pacific Partnership 2016 personnel from USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) traveled to the International Islamic University of Malaysia to participate in a friendship day community relation event. U.S. Navy personnel competed against students from the university and Royal Malaysian Navy members from Kuantan in sports such as football and netball, as well as coconut bowling and water balloon toss. This is the first time Mercy and Pacific Partnership have visited Malaysia. During the mission stop partner nations work side-by-side with local military and civilian organizations in a search and rescue exercise, civil engineering projects, community relation events and subject matter expert exchanges. (Royal Australian Air Force photo by Air Force Imagery Specialist CPL David Cotton/ Released) Original public domain image from Flickr