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200331-N-ZZ513-1050 LOS ANGELES (March 31, 2020) – Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas B. Modly speaks across the brow with leadership of Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) March 31. Mercy deployed in support of the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts, and will serve as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients currently admitted to shore-based hospitals. This allows shore base hospitals to focus their efforts on COVID-19 cases. One of the Department of Defense’s missions is Defense Support of Civil Authorities. DoD is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, as well as state, local and public health authorities in helping protect the health and safety of the American people. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Natalie M. Byers)
| Date Taken: | 03.31.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 03.31.2020 14:54 |
| Photo ID: | 6156822 |
| VIRIN: | 200331-N-ZZ513-1050 |
| Resolution: | 5930x4168 |
| Size: | 16.91 MB |
| Location: | LOS ANGELES, CA, US |
| Web Views: | 98 |
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