Keywords: US Navy 060704-N-1577S-002 Medical staff from Operation Smile and the Military Treatment Facility (MTF) aboard the Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), perform a cleft lip surgery.jpg en Chittagong Bangladesh July 4 2006 Medical staff from Operation Smile and the Military Treatment Facility MTF aboard the Military Sealift Command MSC hospital ship USNS Mercy T-AH 19 perform a cleft lip surgery during the ship s visit to provide humanitarian and civic assistance to the people of Bangladesh The ship is in the third month of a scheduled five-month deployment to host nations in the Pacific Islands and South and Southeast Asia having recently completed 24 days of humanitarian assistance to the people of the southern Philippines Mercy s mission is being carried out in conjunction with nongovernmental organizations and in close coordination and partnership with local medical care professionals Volunteers from Project HOPE Operation Smile and the University of California at San Diego Pre-Dental Society joined Mercy along with a contingent of military medical specialists from the U S India Singapore and Canada Mercy is uniquely capable of supporting medical and humanitarian assistance needs and is configured with special medical equipment and a robust multi-specialized medical team that can provide a range of services ashore as well as aboard the ship U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy F Sosa RELEASED 2006-07-04 060704-N-1577S-002 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 36355 U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Images from US Navy location Chittagong Bangladesh |