Keywords: US Navy 060528-N-1577S-197 U.S. Navy Constructionman Todd Beeler, from Round Rock, Texas assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Four Zero (NMCB-40) cuts a piece of acrylic glass to replace a window at Zamboanga Medical.jpg en Zamboanga Philippines May 28 2006 U S Navy Constructionman Todd Beeler from Round Rock Texas assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Four Zero NMCB-40 cuts a piece of acrylic glass to replace a window at Zamboanga Medical Center while the U S Military Sealift Command MSC hospital ship USNS Mercy T-AH 19 visits the city NMCB-40 is attached to Mercy to participate in civic efforts during the ship five-month humanitarian assistance deployment to South Asia Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands For the next several days the ship will be conducting humanitarian and civic assistance in the local area Mercy s medical crew will provide general and ophthalmology surgery basic medical evaluation and treatment preventive medicine treatment dental screenings and treatment optometry screenings eyewear distribution public health training and veterinary services as requested by the host nations Mercy is uniquely capable of supporting medical and humanitarian assistance needs and is configured with special medical equipment and a robust multi-specialized medical team that can provide a range of services ashore as well as aboard the ship The medical staff is augmented with an assistance crew many of whom are part of non-governmental organizations that have significant medical capabilities U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Timothy F Sosa RELEASED 2006-05-28 060528-N-1577S-197 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 35197 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Timothy F Sosa PD-USGov-Military-Navy United States Navy in Zamboanga City |