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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kristen Lynch checks a patient's temperature in the casualty receiving area aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during the ship's visit to Tarakan, Indonesia, on Aug. 15, 2006. The Mercy is conducting humanitarian and civic assistance missions during its five-month deployment to South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands.

Senior Airman Kristen Lynch checks a patient's temperature.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kristen Lynch checks a patient's temperature in the casualty receiving area aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during the ship's visit to Tarakan, Indonesia, on Aug. 15, 2006. The Mercy is conducting humanitarian and civic assistance missions during its five-month deployment to South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands.

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