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200323-N-N0842-1011 SAN DIEGO (March 23, 2020) – Sailors stand by to participate in sea and anchor detail before Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) departs Naval Base San Diego, March 23. Mercy deployed in support of the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts, and will serve as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients currently admitted to shore-based hospitals. This allows shore base hospitals to focus their efforts on COVID-19 cases. One of the Department of Defense’s missions is Defense Support of Civil Authorities. DOD is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, as well as state, local and public health authorities in helping protect the health and safety of the American people. (U.S. Navy photo)
| Date Taken: | 03.23.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 03.23.2020 19:44 |
| Photo ID: | 6148346 |
| VIRIN: | 200323-N-N0842-1011 |
| Resolution: | 6016x4016 |
| Size: | 13.66 MB |
| Location: | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 66 |
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