060611-N-9076B-002 Tawi-Tawi, Philippines (June 11, 2006) - Several crew members assigned to the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Hospital Ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), wait to be interviewed by ABS-CBN TV personnel upon the ship's visit to Tawi-Tawi. The ship will bring patients aboard where its doctors will perform major surgeries to remove goiters and cataracts as well as repair cleft lips. Ashore, teams of doctors, nurses and corpsmen spend their time providing aid to patients not requiring treatment aboard the ship. Mercy's medical staff will provide a multitude of medical, dental and vet
060611-N-9076B-002 Tawi-Tawi, Philippines (June 11, 2006) - Several crew members assigned to the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Hospital Ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), wait to be interviewed by ABS-CBN TV personnel upon the ship's visit to Tawi-Tawi. The ship will bring patients aboard where its doctors will perform major surgeries to remove goiters and cataracts as well as repair cleft lips. Ashore, teams of doctors, nurses and corpsmen spend their time providing aid to patients not requiring treatment aboard the ship. Mercy's medical staff will provide a multitude of medical, dental and veterinary care for pets of the people who live in this region, together with their Filipino counterparts, both at local city medical centers and on the ship itself. Mercy is on a five-month deployment to South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands. Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Don Bray (RELEASED) US Navy 060611-N-9076B-002 Several crew members assigned to the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Hospital Ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), wait to be interviewed by ABS-CBN TV personnel upon the ship's visit to Tawi-Tawi
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