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U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40 construct a bridge for a hospital in Simeulue Island, Republic of Indonesia, July 13, 2006. The U.S. Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy will be off the coast of Indonesia to provide humanitarian and civic assistance to the people of this small island. The Mercy is in the third month of a scheduled five-month deployment to host nations in the Pacific Islands, and South and Southeast Asia.

Building Bridges

U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40 construct a bridge for a hospital in Simeulue Island, Republic of Indonesia, July 13, 2006. The U.S. Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy will be off the coast of Indonesia to provide humanitarian and civic assistance to the people of this small island. The Mercy is in the third month of a scheduled five-month deployment to host nations in the Pacific Islands, and South and Southeast Asia.

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