USNS Mercy underway for 2008 humanitarian assistance deployment to SE Asia

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PACIFIC Ocean (May 6, 2008) - USNS MERCY (T-AH 19) Sailors aboard the Military Sealift Command Hospital Ship conduct a FOD walk down prior to setting flight quarters. An MH-60/S helicopter known as the Knighthawk passes MERCY along the portside. HSC-21 (Blackjacks) is the embarked aircrew. On March 1, 2008, the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Hospital Sip USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) departed San Diego, Calif. , in support of Pacific Partnership 2008, to conduct various humanitarian civic assistance missions in the Republic of Philippines, Vietnam, Timor Leste, Papua New Guinea and the Federated States of Micronesia. U.S. Navy video (RELEASED)