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San Diego Union-Tribune
February 4, 2008
SAN DIEGO --The San Diego-based hospital ship Mercy will travel to the western Pacific Ocean and Southeast Asia this summer, Navy officials have announced.
It will be the vessel's third humanitarian mission in four years.
As part of a project titled “Pacific Partnership 2008,” the Mercy will carry medical, dental and engineering teams to several countries, the Navy said. The ship's military crew will be joined by members of some civilian charities and participants from other nations.
The trip follows a similar voyage by the Mercy in 2006 and one by the San Diego-based amphibious assault ship Peleliu last year.
Such humanitarian assistance has been elevated as a “core mission” for the Navy, according to the service's revamped maritime strategy. Navy officials have said they expect to conduct at least one ship-based humanitarian trip each year.
– S.L.
February 4, 2008
SAN DIEGO --The San Diego-based hospital ship Mercy will travel to the western Pacific Ocean and Southeast Asia this summer, Navy officials have announced.
It will be the vessel's third humanitarian mission in four years.
As part of a project titled “Pacific Partnership 2008,” the Mercy will carry medical, dental and engineering teams to several countries, the Navy said. The ship's military crew will be joined by members of some civilian charities and participants from other nations.
The trip follows a similar voyage by the Mercy in 2006 and one by the San Diego-based amphibious assault ship Peleliu last year.
Such humanitarian assistance has been elevated as a “core mission” for the Navy, according to the service's revamped maritime strategy. Navy officials have said they expect to conduct at least one ship-based humanitarian trip each year.
– S.L.