060516-N-9076B-002. [Complete] Scene Caption: US Navy (USN) CHIEF Musician (MUC) Donald Chilton directs the US Navy Show Band as they perform onboard the USN Military Sealift Command (MSC), Hospital Ship, USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), as the ship conducts Replenishment At Sea (RAS) operations with the USN MSC Henry J. Kaiser Class: Oiler, USNS PECOS (T-AO197). The USNS MERCY is currently conducting a scheduled five-month deployment to deliver aid and humanitarian assistance to the Pacific Islands and Southeast ) CHIEF Musician Donald Chilton of the Navy Showband durin
060516-N-9076B-002. [Complete] Scene Caption: US Navy (USN) CHIEF Musician (MUC) Donald Chilton directs the US Navy Show Band as they perform onboard the USN Military Sealift Command (MSC), Hospital Ship, USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), as the ship conducts Replenishment At Sea (RAS) operations with the USN MSC Henry J. Kaiser Class: Oiler, USNS PECOS (T-AO197). The USNS MERCY is currently conducting a scheduled five-month deployment to deliver aid and humanitarian assistance to the Pacific Islands and Southeast ) CHIEF Musician Donald Chilton of the Navy Showband during an underway replenishment between the Military Sealift Command (MSC) oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) and the MSC hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). The Showbandhome based in deployed with the Mercy on a five-month humanitarian mission 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 capabilities. Navy photo by CHIEF Photographer's Mate Don Bray(RELEASED) Base: Usns Mercy (T-AH 19)
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