060514-N-6501M-002. [Complete] Scene Caption: US Navy (USN) Aviation Boatswain's Mate Second Class (AB2) Zachary L. Dabney monitors the arrival of aUSN MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 (HSC-25), as it delivers supplies to the flight deck aboard the USN Military Sealift Command (MSC), Hospital Ship, USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), during a Replenishment at Sea (RAS) evolution with the USN MSC Mars Class: Combat Stores Ship, USNS CONCORD (T- AFS 5). The USNS MERCY is currently underway in the Pacific Ocean, conducting a scheduled five-month deployment to deliver ai
060514-N-6501M-002. [Complete] Scene Caption: US Navy (USN) Aviation Boatswain's Mate Second Class (AB2) Zachary L. Dabney monitors the arrival of aUSN MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 (HSC-25), as it delivers supplies to the flight deck aboard the USN Military Sealift Command (MSC), Hospital Ship, USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), during a Replenishment at Sea (RAS) evolution with the USN MSC Mars Class: Combat Stores Ship, USNS CONCORD (T- AFS 5). The USNS MERCY is currently underway in the Pacific Ocean, conducting a scheduled five-month deployment to deliver aid and humanitarian assistance to the Pacific Islands and Southeast )-- AviationBoatswain's Mate (Handler) 2nd Class Zachary L. Dabney of the arrival of an MH-60 Knighthawk helicopter from the Guam-based Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC-25) on the flight deck of the Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). As the ship's"Air Boss"Dabney will monitor all flight operations conducted on Mercy during its five-month deployment to South AsiaSoutheast Asia and the Pacific Islands. The medical crew aboard Mercy will provide general and ophthalmology surgerybasic medical evaluation and treatmentpreventive medicine treatmentdental screenings and treatmentoptometry screeningseyewear distributionpublic health training and veterinary services as requested by the host nations. Like all 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 is configured with special medical equipment and a robust multi-specialized medical team who can provide a range of services ashore as well as aboard the ship. The medical staff is augmented with an assistance crewmany of whom are part of non-governmental organizations which have significant medical Navy photo by CHIEF Photogr
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