Keywords: US Navy 060611-N-2832L-056 U.S. Military Sealift Command (MSC) Hospital Ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) anchors off the city coast, while the ship and her crew begin their 1st day of humanitarian aid.jpg en Tawi-Tawi Philippines June 11 2006 - U S Military Sealift Command MSC Hospital Ship USNS Mercy T-AH 19 anchors off the city coast while the ship and her crew begin their 1st day of humanitarian aid The ship will bring patients aboard where its doctors will perform major surgeries to remove goiters and cataracts as well as repair cleft lips Ashore teams of doctors nurses and corpsmen spend their time providing aid to patients not requiring treatment aboard the ship Mercy's medical staff will provide a multitude of medical dental and veterinary care for pets of the people who live in this region together with their Filipino counterparts both at local city medical centers and on the ship itself Mercy is on a five-month deployment to South Asia Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands U S Navy photo by Journalist Seaman Apprentice Mike Leporati RELEASED 2006-06-11 060611-N-2832L-056 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 35679 U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Images from US Navy location Tawi-Tawi Philippines General views of USNS Mercy T-AH-19 |