Merry Christmas, Shipmate

...as it should be...

U.S. Navy Capt. Jeffrey Feinberg, commanding officer of the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), right, Ambassador Joel Ehrendreich, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Palau, middle right, Rachel Ehrendreich, middle left, and Command Senior Chief Michael Pesicka, senior enlisted leader, left, pose for a group photo during Christmas dinner as part of Pacific Partnership 2024-1 anchored off Koror, Palau, Dec. 25, 2023. Pacific Partnership, now in its 19th iteration, is the largest multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific and works to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Celia Martin)