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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kate Thomas, attached to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), examines a patientís retina as part of a medical civic action program in Timor Leste on July 21, 2008. The hospital ship, which is deployed in support of Pacific Partnership 2008, a humanitarian and civil assistance mission, is also scheduled to visit Papua New Guinea and Micronesia.

Senior Airman Kate Thomas examines a patientís retina.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kate Thomas, attached to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), examines a patientís retina as part of a medical civic action program in Timor Leste on July 21, 2008. The hospital ship, which is deployed in support of Pacific Partnership 2008, a humanitarian and civil assistance mission, is also scheduled to visit Papua New Guinea and Micronesia.

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