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WELCOME TO ALL HANDS UPDATE.
THESE ARE YOUR HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE FLEET.
MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND'S HOSPITAL SHIP USNS MERCY ARRIVED IN THE PHILIPPINES JUNE 18TH,
TO BEGIN THE SECOND HOST NATION VISIT OF PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP 2012.
DUE TO THE SHIP'S SIZE, MERCY IS ANCHORED OFF SHORE AND WILL MOVE PATIENTS, AND CREW
TO SHORE AND BACK USING TWO 33 FOOT UTILITY BOATS, FOR 12 TO 16 HOURS A DAY.
NAVY MARITIME CIVIL AFFAIRS TEAM 112, COMBINED JOINT TASK FORCE HORN OF AFRICA ESTABLISHED
A BASIC SEA SURVIVAL TRAIN THE TRAINER COURSE IN KENYA.
THE COURSE AIMS TO TEACH PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND WORK ON THE WATER, BASIC SURVIVAL AND SEAMANSHIP
SKILLS.
DURING THE FOUR DAY COURSE, THE KENYANS LEARNED BASIC FIRST AID, DIFFERENT SWIM STROKES, AND
HOW TO USE FLOTATION DEVICES.
YOU CAN READ MORE ABOUT THESE STORIES AT NAVY.MIL.
FOR ALL HANDS UPDATE, I'M PETTY OFFICER AMARA TIMBERLAKE.