Chief Hospital Corpsman Rick Perez, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command San Diego, conducts stretcher bearer training for Sailors assigned to the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during the quarterly Mercy Exercise (MERCEX) 26-3 at Naval Medical Center San Diego, June 15. The evolution highlights critical integration and readiness training between reduced operating status (ROS) and full operating status (FOS) Sailors, supporting Navy Medicine’s line of effort to deliver and sustain whole ready naval medical forces. NMCSD employs more than 5,500 active-duty military personnel, civilians, and contractors in Southern California to deliver exceptional care afloat and ashore. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jason Afable/Released)
| Date Taken: | 06.15.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 06.16.2026 15:31 |
| Photo ID: | 9753911 |
| VIRIN: | 260615-N-KM181-1256 |
| Resolution: | 5540x3693 |
| Size: | 2.87 MB |
| Location: | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US |
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