US Navy (USN) Builder Third Class (BU3) Russell Reed, assigned to the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40 (NMCB-40), embarked aboard the USN Military Sealift Command USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), operates a router while building cabinets for 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 n volunteers from Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere), Operation Smile and other organizations. Some of the...
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[Complete] Scene Caption: US Navy (USN) Builder Third Class (BU3) Russell Reed, assigned to the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40 (NMCB-40), embarked aboard the USN Military Sealift Command USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), operates a router while building cabinets for 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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