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200501-N-LW757-4045 LOS ANGELES (May 1, 2020) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Leonard Currie, from Los Angeles, performs a dental assessment on Lt. j.g. Mercedes Proctor, from Baltimore, aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) May 1. Mercy deployed in support of the nation's COVID-19 response efforts, and serves 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 Seaman Luke Cunningham). Original public domain image from Flickr
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