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The Military Sealift Command USNS Mercy transits the western Pacific Ocean, May 27, 2008, in support of Pacific Partnership 2008, a humanitarian deployment to the Republic of the Philippines, Vietnam, Timor Leste, Papua New Guinea and the Federated States of Micronesia.

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The Military Sealift Command USNS Mercy transits the western Pacific Ocean, May 27, 2008, in support of Pacific Partnership 2008, a humanitarian deployment to the Republic of the Philippines, Vietnam, Timor Leste, Papua New Guinea and the Federated States of Micronesia.

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