PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP
30 July 2010 Medical and dental teams from United States Naval Ship Mercy are providing services to the local Indonesian people as part of Pacific Partnership 2010. Medical services provided at clinics at various locations on Ambon Island include audiology, optometry, and dental hygiene classes. The PP10 visit to Indonesia is a two phase disaster relief exercise which commenced in Jakarta in November 2009. A table-top exercise scenario dealing with a natural disaster in the region was the first phase during which the multi-national team discussed plans to effectively employ USNS Mercy, Indonesian Navy Ship KRI Dr. Soeharso and other ships' from the international community, including HMA Ships Labuan and Tarakan. The PP10 mission marks the fifth year of Australian support, and will provide engineering and medical assistance in Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, East Timor and Papua New Guinea. |
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| 20100727ran8106603_160 Lieutenant Anne Jarrett , United States Navy Audiologist shows a child and her mother pictures of the ear canal at the Waihaong clinic in Ambon, Indonesia during Pacific Partnership 2010. (Date taken: 27 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100727ran8106603_186 An Indonesian policeman manages the crowds at the Waihaong clinic in Ambon, Indonesia during Pacific Partnership 2010. (Date taken: 27 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100728ran8106603_004 Navy Dental Officer Lieutenant Tom Yong (second from left) and the rest of the dental education team are greeted by children at Elementary School 78 in Air Putri in Ambon, Indonesia during Pacific Partnership 2010. (Date taken: 28 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100728ran8106603_037 Navy Dental Officer, Lieutenant Tom Yong with children from Elementary School 78 in Air Putri, Ambon, Indonesia during Pacific Partnership 2010. (Date taken: 28 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100728ran8106603_069 Children from Elementary School 78 participate in a dental education classes, learning how to brush their teeth and the correct foods to eat, during Pacific Partnership 2010. (Date taken: 28 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100728ran8106603_146 Navy Dental Officer Lieutenant Tom Yong with a very popular Dental teaching aid at Elementary School 78 at Air Putri, Ambon, Indonesia during Pacific Partnership 2010. (Date taken: 28 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100728ran8106603_155 United States Navy Lieutenant Stephanie Clapper (left) and Royal Australian Navy dental Officer, Lieutenant Tom Yong teach children the correct way to brush their teeth at Elementary School 78 in AIr Putri, Ambon, Indonesia. (Date taken: 28 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100728ran8106603_174 Navy Dental Officer Lieutenant Tom Yong observes as a child brushes the teeth of the dinosaur teaching aid at Elementary School 78 in Air Putri, Ambon, Indonesia. (Date taken: 28 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100728ran8106603_177 Children at Elementary School 78 in Air Putri, Ambon, Indonesia have their teeth checked by the dental team during Pacific Partnership 2010. (Date taken: 28 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100728ran8106603_180 Alice Nguyen of the University of California Pre-Dental Society applies fluoride to the teeth of a child at Elementary School 78 in Air Putri, Ambon, Indonesia during Pacific Partnership 2010. (Date taken: 28 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100728ran8106603_181 Alice Nguyen of the University of California Pre-Dental Society completes her fluoride treatment with a high-five at Elementary School 78 in Air Putri, Ambon, Indonesia during Pacific Partnership 2010. (Date taken: 28 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100728ran8106603_183 Navy Dental Officer Lieutenant Tom Yong checks the mouth of his young patient during a dental screening at Elementary School 78 in Air Putri, Ambon, Indonesia during Pacific Partnership 2010. (Date taken: 28 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100728ran8106603_185 Navy Dental Officer Lieutenant Tom Yong checks the mouth of a child at Elementary School 78 in Air Putri, Ambon, Indonesia during Pacific Partnership 2010. (Date taken: 28 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100728ran8106603_190 A classroom at Elementary School 78 in Ambon Indonesia is transformed into a dental screening clinic during Pacific Partnership 2010. (Date taken: 28 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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