USNS Mercy Deploys in Support of Pacific Partnership 2018
Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) prepares to leave the pier at Naval Station San Diego as it begins its deployment in support of the humanitarian mission to Southeast Asia, Pacific Partnership 2018. The ship’s crew, composed of MSC civil service mariners, who operate the ship, and Navy medical and support personnel who staff and oversee the ship’s hospital, will visit countries throughout Southeast Asia to include Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam. In addition to the U.S Navy and CIVMARs non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and regional partners that providing maritime security, conducting humanitarian assistance, and strengthening disaster response preparedness.
