050303-N-8796S-075 Indian Ocean (Mar. 3, 2005) Ð The Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) receives fuel from the MSC combat stores ship USNS San Jose (T-AFS 7) as the MSC underway replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199), far left, and the High Speed Vessel Two (HSV-2) Swift, far right, operate alongside in the Indian Ocean. Mercy is serving as an enabling platform to assist humanitarian operations ashore in ways that host nations and international relief organization find useful. Mercy is currently off the waters of Indonesia in support of Operation Unified


050303-N-8796S-075 Indian Ocean (Mar. 3, 2005) Ð The Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) receives fuel from the MSC combat stores ship USNS San Jose (T-AFS 7) as the MSC underway replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199), far left, and the High Speed Vessel Two (HSV-2) Swift, far right, operate alongside in the Indian Ocean. Mercy is serving as an enabling platform to assist humanitarian operations ashore in ways that host nations and international relief organization find useful. Mercy is currently off the waters of Indonesia in support of Operation Unified Assistance, the humanitarian relief effort to aid the victims of the tsunami that struck Southeast Asia. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Timothy Smith (RELEASED) US Navy 050303-N-8796S-075 The Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) receives fuel from the MSC underway replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) as USNS San Jose (T-AFS 7) and HSV-2 operate al


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