A Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 5 (HH-5) HH-46A Sea Knight helicopter picks up a pallet of medical supplies for delivery to shore from the hospital ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19). The ship is visiting various ports in the Philippines during the first phase of its five-month humanitarian medical service and training mission. US Navy, Army and Air Force medical personnel embarked aboard the MERCY are providing treatment for indigent Filipinos, both ashore and aboard ship
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Davao
Country: Philippines (PHL)
Scene Camera Operator: PHC Chet King
Release Status: Released to Public
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Date
16/04/1987
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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