Silverdale man assisting in Timor

Medical, engineering and various other personnel embarked aboard USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) are working side-by-side with partner nation counterparts, exchanging ideas, building best practices and relationships to ensure preparedness should disaster strike.

Medical, engineering and various other personnel embarked aboard USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) are working side-by-side with partner nation counterparts, exchanging ideas, building best practices and relationships to ensure preparedness should disaster strike. This year marks the sixth time the mission visited Timor Leste since its first visit in 2006.

— Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Trevor Kohlrus / U.S. Navy