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150108-N-BK290-011 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 8, 2015) Medical personnel lift a simulated patient onto a gurney during a casualty receiving drill aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH19). The drill is part of Mercy Exercise (MERCEX) 02-15, a quarterly exercise designed to train and integrate medical and other core Navy personnel to operate the ship as a Medical Treatment Facility. Upon completion of MERCEX, Mercy will enter into a scheduled maintenance period. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Christopher E. Tucker/Released)