Humanitarian Mission to Timor
Lt. Cmdr. Kathleen M. O’mara, assigned to the pediatrics ward, conducts a medical check-up on an 8-month old Timorese patient aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). Mercy is anchored off the coast of East Timor supporting the Pacific Partnership 2008 mission. acific Partnership is a four-month deployment by Mercy to assist the governments of participating nations with medical, dental and construction civic assistance programs. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class A. Nick De La Cruz
Chae Kim, a University of California-San Diego Pre-Dental Society sophomore student, shares a moment with a young Timorese patient in the pediatrics ward aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). Kim is one of 40 students volunteering during their summer break to support Pacific Partnership 2008.
Cmdr. Rosemarie Tan weighs a patient at a Pacific Partnership medical civic action program at Nularn 1 Elementary School. Pacific Partnership is a four-month deployment by the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) to assist the governments of participating nations with medical, dental and construction civic assistance programs. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Martin
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