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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Simmons positions a 12-year old Timorese patient for a CT-scan, Dili, East Timor, July 18, 2008. Simmons, a hospital corpsman, is assigned to the radiology department aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy. The ship is anchored off East Timor and is supporting Pacific Partnership 2008, which provides humanitarian assistance.

MERCY SCAN

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Simmons positions a 12-year old Timorese patient for a CT-scan, Dili, East Timor, July 18, 2008. Simmons, a hospital corpsman, is assigned to the radiology department aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy. The ship is anchored off East Timor and is supporting Pacific Partnership 2008, which provides humanitarian assistance.

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