PP2010 Begins!


I have received permission to post these photos of the ship.  She is HUGE and AMAZING!!!



SAN DIEGO (May 1, 2010) – USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) transits through the San Diego bay as she departs for her 2010 humanitarian deployment. Pacific Partnership 2010 is the fifth in a series of U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance endeavors. Pacific Partnership is designed to strengthen regional partnerships and increase interoperability with the U.S. interagency, partner nations and international humanitarian and relief organizations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jon Husman/Released) 

SAN DIEGO (May 1, 2010) – USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) transits through the San Diego bay as she departs for her 2010 humanitarian deployment. Pacific Partnership 2010 is the fifth in a series of U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance endeavors. Pacific Partnership is designed to strengthen regional partnerships and increase interoperability with the U.S. interagency, partner nations and international humanitarian and relief organizations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jon Husman/Released) 


SAN DIEGO (May 1, 2010) – USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) transits through the San Diego bay as she departs for her 2010 humanitarian deployment. Pacific Partnership 2010 is the fifth in a series of U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance endeavors. Pacific Partnership is designed to strengthen regional partnerships and increase interoperability with the U.S. interagency, partner nations and international humanitarian and relief organizations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jon Husman/Released)


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