Navy Lt. Catherine Soteras observes as Cmdr. Dale Szpisjak administers anesthetic to a patient aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T AH 19) on Aug. 31, 2006, off the coast of Dili, East Timor. The Mercy is in the area providing medical care and humanitarian and civic assistance during its five-month deployment to South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands.

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