Caption:
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (May 8, 2008) -- Tugboats assigned to Naval
Station Pearl Harbor assist the Military Sealift Command hospital ship
USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) as she maneuvers into Pearl Harbor. Mercy is en
route for a humanitarian mission to the western Pacific and Southeast
Asia supporting Pacific Partnership 2008. Pacific Partnership 2008 is
designed to strengthen the goodwill developed during previous
humanitarian civic assistance missions. Mercy is scheduled to visit the
Republic of Philippines, Vietnam, Timor Leste, Papua New Guinea and the
Federated States of Micronesia. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication
Specialist 2nd Class Michael A. Lantron (RELEASED)
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