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U.S. Navy Petty Officers 3rd Class Reneline Llamas and Ashley Kilgore check the vital signs of patients before referring them to the USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) for treatment during a surgical screening at Port Moresby General Hospital in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, on Aug. 5, 2008. The Mercy is in Papua New Guinea for Pacific Partnership 2008, a multinational exercise with participation from nongovernmental organizations and joint services, providing local communities with various medical, dental and engineering services.

Petty Officers 3rd Class Reneline Llamas and Ashley Kilgore check the vital signs of patients.

U.S. Navy Petty Officers 3rd Class Reneline Llamas and Ashley Kilgore check the vital signs of patients before referring them to the USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) for treatment during a surgical screening at Port Moresby General Hospital in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, on Aug. 5, 2008. The Mercy is in Papua New Guinea for Pacific Partnership 2008, a multinational exercise with participation from nongovernmental organizations and joint services, providing local communities with various medical, dental and engineering services.

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