Keywords: US Navy 060530-N-2832L-011 U.S. Navy Lt. Kristin Edgar instructs a class on childbirth to midwives at Zamboanga Health Center.jpg en Zamboanga Philippines May 30 2006 U S Navy Lt Kristin Edgar instructs a class on childbirth to midwives at Zamboanga Health Center This is one of the many services offered by the U S Military Sealift Command MSC hospital ship USNS Mercy T-AH 19 during its five-month humanitarian deployment to South Asia Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands Besides offering training to medical professionals Mercy s crew will be performing medical surgeries aboard the ship passing out eye glasses in local health facilities and repairing their equipment 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 Apprentice Mike Leporati RELEASED 2006-05-30 060530-N-2832L-011 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 35259 U S Navy photo by Journalist Seaman Apprentice Mike Leporati PD-USGov-Military-Navy United States Navy in Zamboanga City Aboard USNS Mercy T-AH-19 |