Keywords: US Navy 050405-N-4205W-003 Volunteer medical professionals and U.S. Navy personnel destined for the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), board a Republic of Singapore Air Force Fokker 50 aircraft.jpg Singapore Apr 5 2005 - Volunteer medical professionals from the non-governmental organization Project HOPE along with U S Navy personnel destined for Sibolga Indonesia and ultimately the Military Sealift Command MSC hospital ship USNS Mercy T-AH 19 board a Republic of Singapore Air Force RSAF Fokker 50 aircraft The RSAF's support of transporting critical U S medical specialists to augment the existing staff of Mercy's Military Treatment Facility MTF is increasing the MTF's capabilities to provide care for victims of the 8 7 magnitude March 28 2005 earthquake off the west coast of Sumatra At the request of the government of Indonesia the Military Sealift Command MSC hospital ship USNS Mercy T-AH 19 and the MSC combat stores ship USNS Niagara Falls T-AFS 3 are on station off the coast of Nias providing assistance as determined appropriate and necessary with earthquake disaster relief efforts and provide medical assistance to those in need U S Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Kathryn Whittenberger RELEASED 2005-04-05 05 07 050405-N-4205W-003 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 23391 U S Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Kathryn Whittenberger PD-USGov-Military-Navy Fokker 50 Republic of Singapore Air Force |