Keywords: US Navy 060529-N-3931M-028 Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Lawrence Santos from Stockton, Calif., draws blood from a patient in Casualty Receiving aboard the U.S. Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 1.jpg en Zamboanga Republic of the Philippines May 29 2006 Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Lawrence Santos from Stockton Calif draws blood from a patient in Casualty Receiving aboard the U S Military Sealift Command MSC hospital ship USNS Mercy T-AH 19 prior to receiving medical attention Mercy is on a five-month deployment during which will visit areas of South Asia Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands where its crew and several health and civic-related organizations will work together to aid in humanitarian and civic efforts Like all U S Naval forces Mercy is able to rapidly respond to a range of situations on short notice Mercy is uniquely capable of supporting medical and humanitarian assistance needs and has been configured with special medical equipment and a robust multi-specialized medical team to provide a range of services ashore as well as on board the ship The medical staff is augmented with assistance crews many of whom are part of non-governmental organizations and have significant medical capabilities U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 1st Class Michael R McCormick RELEASED 2006-05-29 060529-N-3931M-028 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 35157 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 1st Class Michael R McCormick PD-USGov-Military-Navy United States Navy in Zamboanga City Aboard USNS Mercy T-AH-19 |