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Zamboanga, Republic of the Philippines - (May 29, 2006)
- The Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship, USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), is anchored off of the coast of Zamboanga City, as it provide a multitude of medical, dental and veterinary care for the people who live in this region. This care is provided by a portion of Mercy's staff working side by side with their Filipino counterparts at several medical centers in the city, as well as patients being given care on the ship itself. Mercy's stop in Zamboanga is the first of many, during its humanitarian deployment to South and Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands. Mercy is able to rapidly respond to a range of situations on short notice and is capable of supporting medical and humanitarian assistance needs with special medical equipment and a multi-specialized medical team, providing a range of services ashore as well as aboard the ship. The medical staff is augmented with an assistance crew, many of whom are part of non-governmental organizations that have significant medical capabilities. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Edward G. Martens (RELEASED)
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Nias, Indonesia (March 28, 2005)--
At the invitation of the government of Indonesia, USNS Mercy and USNS Niagara Falls have arrived on station off the coast of Nias, Indonesia, to be available to provide assistance as determined APPROPRIATE AND necessary with earthquake disaster RELIEF efforts and provide medical assistance to those Indonesians in need. MerCY HAD BEEN OPERATING IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC ISLAND NATIONS PROVIDING MEDICAL AND DENTAL ASSISTANCE TO REGIONS AFFECTED BY RECENT EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE. US Navy Photo By Photographer's Mate Second Class Jeffrey Russell.
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ARAWA, Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea (July 2, 2015) The hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) sits at anchorage during Pacific Partnership 2015. Mercy is currently in Papua New Guinea for its second mission port of PP15. Pacific Partnership is in its tenth iteration and is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. While training for crisis conditions, Pacific Partnership missions to date have provided real world medical care to approximately 270,000 patients and veterinary services to more than 38,000 animals. Critical infrastructure development has been supported in host nations during more than 180 engineering projects. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft/RELEASED)
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