Latest "usns mercy" stories

USNS Mercy heads to Indo-Pacific for annual humanitarian mission

Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multilateral disaster response preparedness mission.

By Diana Stancy Correll

7 weeks ago

V-22 Osprey conducts inaugural landing on hospital ship Mercy’s new flight deck

Watch the V-22 Osprey land on the new flight deck for the first time.

By Diana Stancy Correll

3 years ago

Hospital ship Mercy departs Los Angeles for San Diego

The 1,000-person ship pulled into the Port of Los Angeles on March 27.

By Jon Simkins

4 years ago

DoD expands care to COVID-19 patients in three locations

Military medical support in New York City, New Orleans and Dallas will expand to include COVID-19 patients.

By Kyle Rempfer

4 years ago

Just 18 total patients were sent this week to the USNS Mercy, Comfort

Each hospital ship carries approximately 1,000 hospital beds.

By Diana Stancy Correll

4 years ago

450-person Navy medical unit told to prepare to deploy to Texas and New Orleans to aid in COVID-19 pandemic efforts

There are worries that New Orleans is becoming the next epicenter of COVID-19 as hospitals in Louisiana become overwhelmed.

By Shawn Snow

4 years ago

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