Aerial starboard bow view of the US Navy (USN) Military Sealift d (MSC), Hospital Ship, USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), and the USN Military Sealift d (MSC), Henry J. Kaiser Class: Oiler, USNS PECOS (T-AO197), conducting Replenishment At Sea (RAS) operations, while underway in the Pacific Ocean, during a scheduled five-month deployment to deliver aid and humanitarian assistance to the Pacific Islands and Southeast Asia.2006 The Military Sealift d (MSC) hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) performs an underway replenishment operation with MSC replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197). Pecos is one of 18 Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler ships in the Military Sealift...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: Aerial starboard bow view of the US Navy (USN) Military Sealift Command (MSC), Hospital Ship, USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), and the USN Military Sealift Command (MSC), Henry J. Kaiser Class: Oiler, USNS PECOS (T-AO197), conducting Replenishment At Sea (RAS) operations, while underway in the Pacific Ocean, during a scheduled five-month deployment to deliver aid and humanitarian assistance to the Pacific Islands and Southeast Asia.2006 The Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) performs an underway replenishment operation with MSC replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197). Pecos is one of 18 Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler ships in the Military Sealift Command. Mercya converted supertankeris conducting a five-month humanitarian deployment to South and Southeast Asiaand the Pacific Islands. The medical crew aboard Mercy will provide general and ophthalmology surgerybasic medical evaluation and treatmentpreventive medicine treatmentdental screenings and treatmentoptometry screeningseyewear distributionpublic health training and veterinary services as requested by the host nations. Like all U.S. Naval forces Mercy is able to rapidly respond to a range of situations on short notice. Mercy is uniquely capable of supporting medical- and humanitarian-assistance needs and is configured with special medical equipment and a robust multi-specialized medical team who can provide a range of services ashore as well as aboard the ship. The medical staff is augmented with an assistance crewmany 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)

Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Scene Camera Operator: PHC Edward G. Martens, USN

Release Status: Released to Public
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