211110-N-AU520-2069 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 10, 2021) An enlisted landing signalman assigned to the embarked Medical Treatment Facility's (MTF) Air Department aboard Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) marshalls an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 164 from Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., during Mercy Exercise (MERCEX) 22-1 Nov. 10. MERCEX 22-1 is a three-week-long pierside and underway training evolution that highlights integration, training and camaraderie between MSC civilian mariners and MTF Sailors. Mercy can steam
211110-N-AU520-2069 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 10, 2021) An enlisted landing signalman assigned to the embarked Medical Treatment Facility's (MTF) Air Department aboard Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) marshalls an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 164 from Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., during Mercy Exercise (MERCEX) 22-1 Nov. 10. MERCEX 22-1 is a three-week-long pierside and underway training evolution that highlights integration, training and camaraderie between MSC civilian mariners and MTF Sailors. Mercy can steam to assist anywhere to provide relief as a symbol of Navy Medicine’s abilities around the world, and must be in a five-day-activation status in order to support missions over the horizon, and be ready, reliable and resilient to support mission commanders. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Woitzel)
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