US Navy (USN) Captain (CAPT) Joseph L. Moore (right), Commanding Officer (CO), Medical Treatment Facility (MTF), US Military Sealift Command USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), returns a child to the recovery room after a cleft lip surgery aboard the MERCY during the ship's humanitarian and civic assistance visit at Chittagong, Bangladesh. 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,...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: US Navy (USN) Captain (CAPT) Joseph L. Moore (right), Commanding Officer (CO), Medical Treatment Facility (MTF), US Military Sealift Command USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), returns a child to the recovery room after a cleft lip surgery aboard the MERCY during the ship's humanitarian and civic assistance visit at Chittagong, Bangladesh. 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: Usns Mercy (T-AH 19)

Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Timothy F. Sosa, USN

Release Status: Released to Public
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