![Doctor Dana Braner (center), Project HOPE (a civilian organization of medical volunteers), gives instructions to Michele Okamoto (left), on a course of action for treating their patient, an Indonesian child suffering from respiratory distress. Dr. John Neale insures the child's oxygen supply is flowing steadily. The child was medically evacuated to the Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19) from the island of Nias, Indonesia. At the request of the government of Indonesia, the MERCY and the MSC Combat Stores Ship USNS NIAGARA FALLS (T-AFS 3) [not shown] are on station off the coast of Nias, providing assistance in the wake of the devastating earthquake that...](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDUvMDQvMDYvZG9jdG9yLWRhbmEtYnJhbmVyLWNlbnRlci1wcm9qZWN0LWhvcGUtYS1jaXZpbGlhbi1vcmdhbml6YXRpb24tb2YtbWVkaWNhbC12b2x1bnRlZXJzLWI0OTZhNy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/212/jpg "Doctor Dana Braner (center), Project HOPE (a civilian organization of medical volunteers), gives instructions to Michele Okamoto (left), on a course of action for treating their patient, an Indonesian child suffering from respiratory distress. Dr. John Neale insures the child's oxygen supply is flowing steadily. The child was medically evacuated to the Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19) from the island of Nias, Indonesia. At the request of the government of Indonesia, the MERCY and the MSC Combat Stores Ship USNS NIAGARA FALLS (T-AFS 3) [not shown] are on station off the coast of Nias, providing assistance in the wake of the devastating earthquake that...")
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Doctor Dana Braner (center), Project HOPE (a civilian organization of medical volunteers), gives instructions to Michele Okamoto (left), on a course of action for treating their patient, an Indonesian child suffering from respiratory distress. Dr. John Neale insures the child's oxygen supply is flowing steadily. The child was medically evacuated to the Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19) from the island of Nias, Indonesia. At the request of the government of Indonesia, the MERCY and the MSC Combat Stores Ship USNS NIAGARA FALLS (T-AFS 3) [not shown] are on station off the coast of Nias, providing assistance in the wake of the devastating earthquake that...
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[Complete] Scene Caption: Doctor Dana Braner (center), Project HOPE (a civilian organization of medical volunteers), gives instructions to Michele Okamoto (left), on a course of action for treating their patient, an Indonesian child suffering from respiratory distress. Dr. John Neale insures the child's oxygen supply is flowing steadily. The child was medically evacuated to the Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19) from the island of Nias, Indonesia. At the request of the government of Indonesia, the MERCY and the MSC Combat Stores Ship USNS NIAGARA FALLS (T-AFS 3) [not shown] are on station off the coast of Nias, providing assistance in the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck the island March 28, 2005.
Base: Usns Mercy (T-AH 19)
Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)
Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Joshua Smith, Usn
Release Status: Released to Public
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