Port Visit: USNS Mercy U.S. Naval Hospital Ship Visits Subic

Arrival of USNS Mercy (photo taken from our office view deck).
 
Some photos during the arrival of USNS Mercy (photo taken from our office window).
USNS MERCY's PRIMARY MISSION is to provide rapid, flexible, and mobile acute medical and surgical services to support Marine Corps Air/Ground Task Forces deployed ashore, Army and Air Force units deployed ashore, and naval amphibious task forces and battle forces afloat.

Its OTHER MISSION is to provide mobile surgical hospital service for use by appropriate U.S. Government agencies in Humanitarian Civic Assistance (HCA), disaster or humanitarian relief or limited humanitarian care incident to these missions or peacetime military operations.

However, the purpose of their PORT VISIT to SUBIC BAY is R&R.  The U.S. Navy hospital ship is berthed at the Alava Wharf from July 2, 2012 until July 7, 2012. We were fortunate to have a ship tour today and that is on my next post. Check back soon!

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