U.S. Pacific Fleet
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DILI, Timor Leste (June 9, 2016) Cmdr. Dennis Spence, a nurse anesthetist aboard hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) and a native of San Diego, plays with Timorese children at Guido Valadares National Hospital. Pacific Partnership 2016 marks the sixth time the mission has visited Timor Leste since its first visit in 2006. Medical, engineering and various other personnel embarked aboard Mercy will work side-by-side with partner nation counterparts, exchanging ideas, building best practices and relationships to ensure preparedness should disaster strike. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hank Gettys/Released)
160609-N-SJ730-112
DILI, Timor Leste (June 9, 2016) Cmdr. Dennis Spence, a nurse anesthetist aboard hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) and a native of San Diego, plays with Timorese children at Guido Valadares National Hospital. Pacific Partnership 2016 marks the sixth time the mission has visited Timor Leste since its first visit in 2006. Medical, engineering and various other personnel embarked aboard Mercy will work side-by-side with partner nation counterparts, exchanging ideas, building best practices and relationships to ensure preparedness should disaster strike. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hank Gettys/Released)