Caption:
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (May 8, 2008) -- Tugboats assigned to Naval
Station (NAVSTA) 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 1st Class James E. Foehl (RELEASED)
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