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Navy Pharmacist Lt. Cmdr. Robert Dobbins (right) helps an Indonesian man fasten the chinstrap on the flight helmet his son is wearing before he is evacuated by helicopter to the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) on April 8, 2005. Mercy and the combat stores ship USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS 3) are currently operating off the coast of Nias, Indonesia, providing medical and humanitarian assistance to victims of the March 28, 2005, 8.7-magnitude earthquake.

Navy Pharmacist Lt. Cmdr. Robert Dobbins helps an Indonesian man fasten a chinstrap.

Navy Pharmacist Lt. Cmdr. Robert Dobbins (right) helps an Indonesian man fasten the chinstrap on the flight helmet his son is wearing before he is evacuated by helicopter to the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) on April 8, 2005. Mercy and the combat stores ship USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS 3) are currently operating off the coast of Nias, Indonesia, providing medical and humanitarian assistance to victims of the March 28, 2005, 8.7-magnitude earthquake.

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