US Navy (USN) Builder Second Class (BU2) Shane Murray, assigned to the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40 (NMCB-40), embarked aboard the USN Military Sealift Command USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), paints the pediatric ward with the help of a local girl at the Chittagong Medical and College Facility during the ship's humanitarian and civic assistance visit at Chittagong, Bangladesh (BGD). 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....

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[Complete] Scene Caption: US Navy (USN) Builder Second Class (BU2) Shane Murray, assigned to the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40 (NMCB-40), embarked aboard the USN Military Sealift Command USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), paints the pediatric ward with the help of a local girl at the Chittagong Medical and College Facility during the ship's humanitarian and civic assistance visit at Chittagong, Bangladesh (BGD). 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: MC2 Erika N. Jones, USN

Release Status: Released to Public
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