Image Gallery 2008
23 July 2008
USNS Mercy
Pacific Partnership 2008 (PP08) is an annual Commander Pacific Fleet humanitarian mission utilising the capacities of the US Navy Hospital Ship Mercy and its medical facilities together with personnel from several South East Asian and Pacific nations including Australia, to conduct engineering and medical tasks throughout the South West Pacific. The ship will visit East Timor for about two weeks and perform a number of tasks across the nation including surgical operations on board once potential patients have been screened ashore.
| 20080715adf8262658_012 International Stabilisation Force (ISF) Commander, Brigadier James Baker with the Deputy Commander of (ISF) Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Captain Lance Cook look on as they are shown by United States Navy (USN) Lieutenant Todd Bowers how to comunicate with other USN medical teams scattered throughout East Timor with the use of their Began System. Seaman Adrian Brodnax and Corpsman Mark Aquinto relay medical information to others on their medical laptop computer. (Date taken: 15 July 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080715adf8262658_050 New Zealand Army Private Daniel Matchett talks to Deputy Commander of the International Stabilisation Force (ISF) Royal New Zealand Navy Captain Lance Cook outside a school as Medical Personnel from the USNS Mercy look at Timor Locals in Dili, East Timor. (Date taken: 15 July 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080715adf8262658_064 United States Navy (USN) Commander of The United States Pacific Fleet, Admiral Robert F. Willard (Four Stars) walks off USN Black Hawk Helicopter (Centre) with aircrew, after the United States Navy Ship (USNS) Mercy and the Dili area, in East Timor. (Date taken: 15 July 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080715adf8262658_163 A United States Navy (USN) Black Hawk Helicopter flys out of Dili Airport as the sunsets over palm trees in East Timor. (Date taken: 15 July 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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