Scenes from the USNS Mercy

07/14/2008 - U.S. Sailors assigned to the U.S. Pacific Fleet band entertain children during an engineering civic action program at the Bario Pite Elementary School in Dili, East Timor, July 14, 2008, Service members from several nations are participating in Pacific Partnership, which provides local communities with various medical, dental and engineering services. DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Valcarcel, U.S. Navy. (Released)

07/16/2008 - University of California San Diego Pre-Dental Society student Chae Kim shares a moment with a young Timorese patient in the pediatrics ward aboard USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) July 16, 2008. The ship is moored in Timor-Leste for Pacific Partnership 2008, which provides local communities with various medical, dental and engineering services. DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class A. Nick De La Cruz, U.S. Navy. (Released)

07/21/2008 - U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kate Thomas, attached to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), examines a patient’s retina as part of a medical civic action program in Timor Leste July 21, 2008. The hospital ship, which is deployed in support of Pacific Partnership 2008, a humanitarian and civil assistance mission, is also scheduled to visit Papua New Guinea and Micronesia. DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Martin, U.S. Navy. (Released)

07/18/2008 - U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Simmons attached to the radiology department on board USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), positions a 12-year old Timorese patient for a CT-scan on board the ship while in port in Timor Leste on July 18, 2008. The Mercy is deployed in support of Pacific Partnership, an exercise that provides local communities with various medical, dental and engineering services. DoD photo by Petty Officer 1st Class A. Nick De La Cruz, U.S. Navy. (Released)