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LOS ANGELES (April 29, 2020) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class John Ancell (left), a surgical technologist from Surprise, Ariz., assists Cmdr. Andrew Kaplan, a cardiac electrophysiologist from Phoenix, adjust his surgical head lamp aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) April 29. Mercy deployed in support of the nation's COVID-19 response efforts, and serves 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 by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jake Greenberg)
Date Taken: | 04.29.2020 |
Date Posted: | 04.29.2020 20:18 |
Photo ID: | 6193256 |
VIRIN: | 200429-N-DA693-1103 |
Resolution: | 3983x2845 |
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Location: | LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, US |
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