US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman Third Class (HM3) Javier Jamamillo from the Medical Treatment Facility (MTF), USN Military Sealift Command (MSC) USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), comforts a child that underwent treatment aboard the MERCY at Chittagong Airport, Bangladesh (BGD), during the ship's humanitarian and civic assistance in the country. The MERCY is on a scheduled five-month deployment in Southeast Asia. Its mission is being carried out in close coordination and partnership with local medical care professionals and civilian volunteers from Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere), Operation Smile and other organizations. Some of the civilian volunteers include...
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[Complete] Scene Caption: US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman Third Class (HM3) Javier Jamamillo from the Medical Treatment Facility (MTF), USN Military Sealift Command (MSC) USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), comforts a child that underwent treatment aboard the MERCY at Chittagong Airport, Bangladesh (BGD), during the ship's humanitarian and civic assistance in the country. The MERCY is on a scheduled five-month deployment in Southeast Asia. Its mission is being carried out in close coordination and partnership with local medical care professionals and civilian volunteers from Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere), Operation Smile and other organizations. Some of the civilian volunteers include anesthesiologists, nurses, and doctors from the US, Austraila and Canada.
Base: Chittagong
Country: Bangladesh (BGD)
Scene Camera Operator: MC1 Michael R. Mccormick, USN
Release Status: Released to Public
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