Here's one of USNS Mercy's helicopters flying toward Port Moresby to support one of the day's missions ashore.
On 4 August 2008, USNS Mercy anchored (GPS S 9 28.0667 E 147 7.9882) just off of of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. This photo is of downtown Port Moresby.
Passing through the Torres Strait on 2 Aug 2008 (GPS S 10 30.1015 E 142 16.1143), and the photos show just how "strait" it is.
A ship heading west passes just to the north of USNS Mercy, and as we continue eastward we pass an island just to our south.
A ship heading west passes just to the north of USNS Mercy, and as we continue eastward we pass an island just to our south.
Lifeboat drills after leaving Darwin, Australia; Thom Pritchett, who is wearing one of his Australian hats, and IT2 Turner from the ADP department (GPS S 10 42.0771 E 133 15.2652).
One of our roommates, LCDR Andy Sallach of the US Public Health Service, took this photo of me and one of the helicopters of USNS Mercy, at flight quarters just after sunset on 2 Aug 2008 (GPS S 10 39.1445 E 139 11.0291).
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