Comments on: USNS Mercy

By: 2012: A year of new experiences | justwandering.org

2012: A year of new experiences | justwandering.org — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 01:20:54 +0000

[…] also got to ride a helicopter! It was just a short 30-minute ride, but it was long enough to be awesome! Though it wasn’t […]

By: travel philippines

travel philippines — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 03:49:12 +0000

I’d probably do anything to ride a Navy Seahawk. As for the Mercy, it should be on the must-have list of the Philippine military. Not only will it serve wounded servicemen in combat operations throughout our archipelago where it just needs to station itself offshore Also the numerous medical and humanitarian missions it can undertake during disasters or provide service to the most deprived provinces is the best it can function. The AFP need not ferry the wounded via a long turbulent ride in a rickety Huey to V. Luna.

By: Travel Blogger

Travel Blogger — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:39:50 +0000

That is one impressive hospital, I’ve never seen anything like it! PS you can’t beat travel by hot air balloon ;)!

By: TW

TW — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 05:26:41 +0000

Wow! Nice!! One of my greatest regrets from my other life was that I NEVER EVER EVER managed to worm/connive my way into a ride on a helicopter. Heard it’s REALLY REALLY noisy but totally worth it though…

By: Micamyx|Senyorita

Micamyx|Senyorita — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 22:18:14 +0000

Ay, kinilig ako sa second picture :))

By: nina

nina — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 21:21:46 +0000

In reply to Cat.

Civic action comprising of medical, surgical and dental services for humans, and vet medicine too 😀 Aside from these, they also provide education and support for medical equipment for the clinics in the areas they visit.

They told us a trivia about the Mercy and Comfort: since the two looked identical, Mercy’s cross is on the right (the one in the front)

By: Cat

Cat — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 16:04:13 +0000

Glad you had an awesome tour of the Mercy! Now you’ll have to catch a tour aboard her East coast counterpart, USNS Comfort. 😉 Filipinos still have a large presence in the US Navy, even after they’ve closed the bases in the Philippines, & I think that the Navy probably has the most out of the Armed Forces. Filipinos are definitely well represented. 😉 It’s also great to hear that the Navy is doing a lot of humanitarian work too. Do you know what kind of medical work they do in the area?