A flight deck crewman guides a Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 5 (HC-5) HH-46A Sea Knight helicopter as it prepares to land aboard the hospital ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19). The ship is visiting various ports in the Philippines during the first phase of its five-month humanitarian medical service and training mission. While in the Philippines, US Navy, Army and Air Force medical personnel embarked aboard the MERCY are providing treatment for indigent Filipinos, both ashore and aboard ship
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Country: Philippines (PHL)
Scene Camera Operator: PHC Chet King
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
01/04/1987
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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