US Navy hospital ship Mercy returns

SAN DIEGO - The hospital ship USNS Mercy returned to San Diego today from a four-month deployment in support of Pacific Partnership 2015, according to the Navy.

The 10th annual humanitarian assistance and disaster preparedness mission began in late May and took the vessel to Fiji, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, and Vietnam.

Personnel provided or took part in healthcare and surgical procedures, community health engagements, engineering projects, expert exchanges and community relations events, along with partners from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Japan and other nations.

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