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A child holds a small American flag while onboard the US Navy (USN) Military Sealift Command (MSC) USNS MERCY (T-AH 19) during the ship's humanitarian and civic assistance visit at Chittagong, Bangladesh (BGD). The USN ship is on a scheduled five-month deployment in Southeast Asia. MERCY's mission is being carried out in close coordination and partnership with local medical care professionals and civilian volunteers from Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere), Operation Smile and other civilian organizations. Some of the civilian volunteers include plastic surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, and doctors from the US, Austraila and Canada

A child holds a small American flag while onboard the US Navy (USN) Mi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usns Mercy (T-AH 19) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Navy (USN) CHIEF of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Michael Mullen talks with LT. Tara Collins on the US Military Sealift Command Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), during a CNO visit on Jul. 23, 2006. The MERCY is on a five-month humanitarian assistance deployment.(U.S. Navy official photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Apprentice Mike Leporati) (Released)

US Navy (USN) CHIEF of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Michael Mullen talk...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Banda Aceh Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

US Navy (USN) LT. CMDR. Frank Bishop, an optometrist on the US Military Sealift Command (MSC) Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), gives an eye exam to a patient at the Zainoel Abidin Hospital, Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Jul. 25, 2006. MERCY is on a five-month humanitarian assistance deployment. (US Navy official photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Apprentice Mike Leporati) (Released)

US Navy (USN) LT. CMDR. Frank Bishop, an optometrist on the US Militar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Banda Aceh Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

Project HOPE volunteer, Diane Speranza, entertains a child while waiting for test results on the US Military Sealift Command (MSC) Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), on Jul. 26, 2006. The MERCY is on a five-month humanitarian assistance deployment.(U.S. Navy official photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Apprentice Mike Leporati) (Released)

Project HOPE volunteer, Diane Speranza, entertains a child while waiti...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usns Mercy (T-AH 19) Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

US Navy (USN) Hospitalman (HN) Rebecca Vargas weighs a child on the US Military Sealift Command (MSC) Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), on Jul. 26, 2006. The MERCY is on a five-month humanitarian assistance deployment.(US Navy official photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Apprentice Mike Leporati) (Released)

US Navy (USN) Hospitalman (HN) Rebecca Vargas weighs a child on the US...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usns Mercy (T-AH 19) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman Third Class (HM3) Jamie Benitez, US Military Sealift Command (MSC) Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), gives a flag to a child at the Kesdam Military Hospital, Banda Aceh, Indonesia, as part of a humanitarian assistance program, on Jul. 27, 2006.(U.S. Navy official photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Apprentice Mike Leporati) (Released)

US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman Third Class (HM3) Jamie Benitez, US Mi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Banda Aceh Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman Third Class (HM3) Alvin Dionela, pharmacy tech, fills a prescription for a patient at the Kesdam Military Hospital, Banda Aceh, Indonesia, as part of the US Military Sealift Command (MSC) Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), humanitarian assistance program, on Jul. 27, 2006.(U.S. Navy official photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Apprentice Mike Leporati) (Released)

US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman Third Class (HM3) Alvin Dionela, pharm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Banda Aceh Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

US Navy (USN) MASTER At Arms Second Class (MA2) Ernest Lopez, US Military Sealift Command (MSC) Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), gives a child a skateboard helmet outside the Kesdam Military Hospital, Banda Aceh, Indonesia, as part of a humanitarian assistance program, on Jul. 27, 2006.(U.S. Navy official photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Apprentice Mike Leporati) (Released)

US Navy (USN) MASTER At Arms Second Class (MA2) Ernest Lopez, US Milit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Banda Aceh Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

Receiving a photo collage of the medical missions and civil action projects of the US Military Sealift Command (MSC) Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19) are Dr. Rus Munandar (left), of the Abidin Hospital, and Dr. Gunawan Irianto, GP (right), of the Kesdam Military Hospital, Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Presenting are US Navy (USN) Executive Officer CMDR. Henry Villareal (right) and the Ship's MASTER CAPT. Robert Wiley (left), during the closing ceremony for the humanitarian relief operations, on Jul. 30, 2006.(U.S. Navy official photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Apprentice Mike Leporati) (Released)

Receiving a photo collage of the medical missions and civil action pro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usns Mercy (T-AH 19) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Navy (USN) Surgeon General of the Navy Vice Adm. Donald C. Arthur presents a plaque to Dr. Rus Munandar, of the Abidin Hospital, Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on the US Military Sealift Command (MSC) Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), for his help during humanitarian relief operations, on Jul. 30, 2006.(U.S. Navy official photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Apprentice Mike Leporati) (Released)

US Navy (USN) Surgeon General of the Navy Vice Adm. Donald C. Arthur p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usns Mercy (T-AH 19) Scene Major Command Shown: USNS MERCY (T-AH 19) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to P... More

US Navy (USN) Sailors and US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN assigned to the US Military Sealift Command (MSC) Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), walk across a pier after the first day of humanitarian operations in Tarakan, Indonesia.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Mike Leporati) (Released)

US Navy (USN) Sailors and US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN assigned to the U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tarakan Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

US Air Force (USAF) CAPT. Earnest Beeman, US Military Sealift Command (MSC) Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), teaches English to children at the Karang Rejo Puskeams Outreach site, Tarakan, Indonesia during a medical and dental civil action project.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Mike Leporati) (Released)

US Air Force (USAF) CAPT. Earnest Beeman, US Military Sealift Command ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tarakan Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

US Navy (USN) Navy LT. Alice Moss, US Military Sealift Command (MSC) Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), fills a prescription at the Karang Rejo Puskeams Outreach site at Tarakan, Indonesia during a medical and dental civil action project.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Mike Leporati) (Released)

US Navy (USN) Navy LT. Alice Moss, US Military Sealift Command (MSC) M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tarakan Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Major Command Shown: USNS MERCY (T-AH 19) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: ... More

Doctors perform surgery on a patient aboard the US Military Sealift Command (MSC) Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19) during a humanitarian and civic visit.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Mike Leporati) (Released)

Doctors perform surgery on a patient aboard the US Military Sealift Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usns Mercy (T-AH 19) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman Third Class (HM3) Randy Sariento, Medical Treatment Facility US Military Sealift Command (MSC) Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), prepares a syringe for a doctor during a humanitarian and civic visit.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Mike Leporati) (Released)

US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman Third Class (HM3) Randy Sariento, Medi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usns Mercy (T-AH 19) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A patient reaches out to thank US Navy (USN) CMDR. Jason Ross after cataract surgery on the US Military Sealift Command (MSC) Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19 during a humanitarian and civic visit.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Mike Leporati) (Released)

A patient reaches out to thank US Navy (USN) CMDR. Jason Ross after ca...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usns Mercy (T-AH 19) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Navy (USN) CMDR. Tonya Ponder (right), assists doctors during surgery aboard the US Military Sealift Command (MSC) Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19).(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Mike Leporati) (Released)

US Navy (USN) CMDR. Tonya Ponder (right), assists doctors during surge...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usns Mercy (T-AH 19) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

U.S. Navy CMDR. Jesus Mallari, Medical Treatment Facility, US Military Sealift Command, Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), monitors a young girl's heart at the RSUD Tarakan Hospital during a humanitarian and civic assistance deployment, to Tarakan, Indonesia on Aug. 14, 2006.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Mike Leporati) (Released)

U.S. Navy CMDR. Jesus Mallari, Medical Treatment Facility, US Military...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tarakan Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

U.S. Navy LT. CMDR. Raymond Johnson, Medical Treatment Facility , U.S. Military Sealift Command Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), makes preparations for drawing blood at the RSUD Tarakan Hospital during a humanitarian and civic assistance deployment to Tarakan, Indonesia on Aug. 14, 2006.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Mike Leporati) (Released)

U.S. Navy LT. CMDR. Raymond Johnson, Medical Treatment Facility , U.S....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tarakan Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

U.S. Navy LT. CMDR. Raymond Johnson, Medical Treatment Facility , US Military Sealift Command Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), draws blood from a patient at the RSUD Tarakan Hospital during a humanitarian and civic assistance deployment to Tarakan, Indonesia on Aug. 14, 2006.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Mike Leporati) (Released)

U.S. Navy LT. CMDR. Raymond Johnson, Medical Treatment Facility , US M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tarakan Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

Indian Navy CMDR. Piyush Joshi, attached to the Medical Treatment Facility on the US Military Sealift Command Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), reviews a patient's X-rays at the RSUD Tarakan Hospital during a humanitarian and civic assistance deployment to Tarakan, Indonesia on Aug. 14, 2006.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Mike Leporati) (Released)

Indian Navy CMDR. Piyush Joshi, attached to the Medical Treatment Faci...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tarakan Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

US Navy Hospital Corpsman Second Class Tammy Long, Medical Treatment Facility, US Military Sealift Command Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), fills a syringe at the RSUD Tarakan Hospital during a humanitarian and civic assistance deployment to Tarakan, Indonesia on Aug. 14, 2006.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Mike Leporati) (Released)

US Navy Hospital Corpsman Second Class Tammy Long, Medical Treatment F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tarakan Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

Dr. Charles F. Craft with the U.S. Embassy in Cambodia, anesthetizes a young girl at the Juata Pepmai Hospital, Tarakan, Indonesia during a U.S. Military Sealift Command, Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19) humanitarian and civic assistance deployment on Aug. 15, 2006.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Mike Leporati) (Released)

Dr. Charles F. Craft with the U.S. Embassy in Cambodia, anesthetizes a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tarakan Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

U.S. Air Force LT. COL. Gary Leake, Okinawa, Japan, anesthetizes a patient at the Juata Pepmai Hospital, Tarakan, Indonesia during a humanitarian and civic assistance deployment of the U.S. Military Sealift Command (MSC), Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19) on Aug. 15, 2006.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Mike Leporati) (Released)

U.S. Air Force LT. COL. Gary Leake, Okinawa, Japan, anesthetizes a pat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tarakan Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

Dr. Charles F. Craft with the U.S. Embassy in Cambodia, examines a young girl before removing a tooth at the Juata Pepmai Hospital, Tarakan, Indonesia during a U.S. Military Sealift Command, Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19) humanitarian and civic assistance deployment on Aug. 15, 2006.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Mike Leporati) (Released)

Dr. Charles F. Craft with the U.S. Embassy in Cambodia, examines a you...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tarakan Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

U.S. Navy LT. Kimberly Williams, U.S. Military Sealift Command, Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), exams a woman at the Juata Pepmal Hospital, Tarakan, Indonesia during a humanitarian and civic assistance deployment on Aug. 15, 2006 .(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Mike Leporati) (Released)

U.S. Navy LT. Kimberly Williams, U.S. Military Sealift Command, Mercy ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tarakan Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

U.S. Navy PETTY Officer 2nd Class, Brandon Barbee, Musician Second Class, with the U.S. Navy"Show Band", assigned to the Medical Treatment Facility, U.S. Military Sealift Command, Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), plays his trumpet before a show at the SMA Negeri 1 Tarakan School during a humanitarian and civic deployment to Tarakan, Indonesia on Aug. 16, 2006.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Mike Leporati) (Released)

U.S. Navy PETTY Officer 2nd Class, Brandon Barbee, Musician Second Cla...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tarakan Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

U.S. Navy PETTY Officer 3rd Class Dave Betz, Musician Third Class, with the U.S. Navy"Show Band", assigned to the Medical Treatment Facility, U.S. Military Sealift Command, Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), plays a banjo for students from the SMA Negeri 1 Tarakan School during a humanitarian and civic deployment to Tarakan, Indonesia on Aug. 16, 2006.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Mike Leporati) (Released)

U.S. Navy PETTY Officer 3rd Class Dave Betz, Musician Third Class, wit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tarakan Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

An Indonesian child (right), with neuromuscular deficits from polio, holds his mother tightly as he adjusts to his new temporary home aboard the U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19) on Aug. 22, 2006. He and four other children are aboard the MERCY for specialized treatment, while the MERCY is on the fourth month of a five-month humanitarian and civic assistance deployment to Southeast Asia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Mike Leporati) (RELEASED)

An Indonesian child (right), with neuromuscular deficits from polio, h...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usns Mercy (T-AH 19) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

U.S. Navy LT. Rachel Oden (center, kneeling), a physical therapist embarked with the Medical Treatment Facility aboard the U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), helps an Indonesian boy (left), with neuromuscular deficits from polio, strengthen his balance in the physical therapy room aboard the MERCY on Aug. 22, 2006. The MERCY is in the fourth month of a five-month humanitarian and civic assistance deployment to Southeast Asia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Mike Leporati) (RELEASED)

U.S. Navy LT. Rachel Oden (center, kneeling), a physical therapist emb...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usns Mercy (T-AH 19) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An Indonesian mother (right) holds the left arm of her son (front), suffering with neuromuscular deficits from polio, to strengthen his right arm during a therapy session in the physical therapy room aboard the U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19) on Aug. 22, 2006. These boy and four other children are aboard the MERCY for specialized treatment, while the MERCY is on the fourth month of a five-month humanitarian and civic assistance deployment to Southeast Asia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Mike Leporati) (RELEASED)

An Indonesian mother (right) holds the left arm of her son (front), su...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usns Mercy (T-AH 19) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

U.S. Navy LT. Rachel Oden (left), a physical therapist embarked with the Medical Treatment Facility aboard the U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), plays with a young Indonesian girl (right), with neuromuscular deficits from polio, during her first day of physical therapy in the physical therapy room aboard the MERCY on Aug. 22, 2006. The MERCY is in the fourth month of a five-month humanitarian and civic assistance deployment to Southeast Asia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Mike Leporati) (RELEASED)

U.S. Navy LT. Rachel Oden (left), a physical therapist embarked with t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usns Mercy (T-AH 19) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

U.S. Navy LT. Rachel Oden (left), a physical therapist embarked with the Medical Treatment Facility aboard the U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), helps a young Indonesian girl (right), with neuromuscular deficits from polio, strengthen hir legs as part of her twice-daily physical therapy in the physical therapy room aboard the MERCY on Aug. 24, 2006. The MERCY is in the fourth month of a five-month humanitarian and civic assistance deployment to Southeast Asia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Mike Leporati) (RELEASED)

U.S. Navy LT. Rachel Oden (left), a physical therapist embarked with t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usns Mercy (T-AH 19) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

U.S. Navy CAPT. Joseph Moore (right), Commanding Officer, Medical Treatment Facility aboard the U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), gives a tour to the Honorable Piet Tallo (second from right), Governor of the East Nusa Tenggara Province of Indonesia, on Aug. 25, 2006. The MERCY is in the fourth month of a five-month humanitarian and civic assistance deployment to Southeast Asia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Mike Leporati) (RELEASED)

U.S. Navy CAPT. Joseph Moore (right), Commanding Officer, Medical Trea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usns Mercy (T-AH 19) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

U.S. Navy CAPT. Joseph Moore (second from left), Commanding Officer, Medical Treatment Facility aboard the U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), shakes hands with the Honorable S. K. Lerik (second from right), the Mayor of the city of Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara Province (West Timor), Indonesia, after presenting him with the ship's coin, hat, and plaque at the end of the ceremony recognizing the MERCY's completed mission in Indonesia, on Aug. 25, 2006. The MERCY is in the fourth month of a five-month humanitarian and civic assistance deployment to Southeast Asia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Mike Leporati) (RELEASED)

U.S. Navy CAPT. Joseph Moore (second from left), Commanding Officer, M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usns Mercy (T-AH 19) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

U.S. Navy Medical Treatment Facility personnel, U.S. Project HOPE Volunteers, and local Indonesian military medical providers, all embarked aboard the U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), administers an IV drip to a young Indonesian pediatric patient in casualty receiving onboard the MERCY on Aug. 27, 2006. The MERCY is in the fourth month of a five-month humanitarian and civic assistance deployment to Southeast Asia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Mike Leporati) (RELEASED)

U.S. Navy Medical Treatment Facility personnel, U.S. Project HOPE Volu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usns Mercy (T-AH 19) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

U.S. Navy CMDR. Jesus Mallari (left), embarked with the Medical Treatment Facility aboard the U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), completes the paperwork after treating a young patient (back right) in casualty receiving on Aug. 27, 2006. The MERCY is in the fourth month of a five-month humanitarian and civic assistance deployment to Southeast Asia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Mike Leporati) (RELEASED)

U.S. Navy CMDR. Jesus Mallari (left), embarked with the Medical Treatm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usns Mercy (T-AH 19) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

U.S. Navy LT. Lana Van Voorhees (left) demonstrates proper Heimlich maneuver techniques on U.S. Navy Hospital corpsman 2nd Clsss Kevin Carpenter, both embarked with the Medical Treatment Facility aboard the U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), during a basic life saving class in casualty receiving on Aug. 29, 2006. The MERCY is in the fourth month of a five-month humanitarian and civic assistance deployment to Southeast Asia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Mike Leporati) (RELEASED)

U.S. Navy LT. Lana Van Voorhees (left) demonstrates proper Heimlich ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usns Mercy (T-AH 19) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19) flight deck personnel carry a litter borne patient to a waiting Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 (HSC-25, ΦIsland Knightsτ) MH-60S Knight Hawk (Sierra) helicopter for a return trip back to the city of Dili, East Timor, Indonesia, on Aug. 29, 2006. HSC-25 is from Guam and has helped transport U.S. medical personnel and Indonesian patients to and from the sip, while the MERCY is in the fourth month of a five-month humanitarian and civic assistance deployment to Southeast Asia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Mike Leporati) (RELEASED)

U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERC...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usns Mercy (T-AH 19) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19) flight deck personnel carry a litter borne patient to a waiting Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 (HSC-25, ΦIsland Knightsτ) MH-60S Knight Hawk (Sierra) helicopter for a return trip back to the city of Dili, East Timor, Indonesia, on Aug. 29, 2006. HSC-25 is from Guam and has helped transport U.S. medical personnel and Indonesian patients to and from the sip, while the MERCY is in the fourth month of a five-month humanitarian and civic assistance deployment to Southeast Asia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Mike Leporati) (RELEASED)

U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERC...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usns Mercy (T-AH 19) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

U.S. Army SPC. Jessica Felts (left), Veterinarian Technician embarked with the Medical Treatment Facility aboard the U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), shaves Jake the dog before neutering him at one of the medical outreaches at a health clinic in the city of Dili, East Timor, Indonesia, on Aug. 31, 2006. The MERCY is in the fourth month of a five-month humanitarian and civic assistance deployment to Southern and Southeast Asia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Mike Leporati) (Released)

U.S. Army SPC. Jessica Felts (left), Veterinarian Technician embarked ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dili State: East Timor Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mike Leporati, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More