Keywords: US Navy 060603-N-9076B-124 Crew members assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Two Five (HSC-25), escort patients from a field in Jolo to a helicopter.jpg en Jolo Philippines June 3 2006 Crew members assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Two Five HSC-25 escort patients from a field in Jolo to a helicopter which will carry them to the U S Military Sealift Command MSC Hospital ship USNS Mercy T-AH 19 Jolo residents were admitted to the ship for surgeries varying from goiter removal to fixing cleft palates Mercy has already visited Zamboanga Philippines where its crew had treated several thousand patients The ship is on a scheduled five-month humanitarian aid deployment to host nations in the Pacific Islands and South and Southeast Asia 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 crew many of whom are part of nongovernmental organizations foreign militaries and other branches of U S military that have significant medical capabilities U S Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Don Bray RELEASED 2006-06-03 060603-N-9076B-124 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 35373 U S Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Don Bray PD-USGov-Military-Navy Images from US Navy location Jolo Philippines Aboard USNS Mercy T-AH-19 Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 United States Navy |