Keywords: US Navy 060612-N-3153C-019 Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph Copado, a hospital tech with the Medical Treatment Facility aboard the U.S. Military Sealift Command (MSC) Hospital Ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), dances with a young girl.jpg en Tawi Tawi Philippines June 12 2006 - Air Force Staff Sgt Joseph Copado a hospital tech with the Medical Treatment Facility aboard the U S Military Sealift Command MSC Hospital Ship USNS Mercy T-AH 19 dances with a young girl as the Navy Showband provided musical entertainment for the local residents Mercy is providing humanitarian aid to the people here on her fourth and final stop in the Philippines The ship is on a scheduled five-month humanitarian aid mission 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 non-governmental organizations foreign militaries and other branches of U S Military which have significant medical capabilities U S Navy photo by Journalist Seaman Ryan Clement RELEASED 2006-06-12 060612-N-3153C-019 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 35769 U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Images from US Navy location Tawi-Tawi Philippines Bongao Tawi-Tawi Aboard USNS Mercy T-AH-19 |