Information System Technician 1st Class Josh Davis performs a communications check with an Inmarsat satellite telephone system to establish communications with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) and the advance team upon arrival in Nias, Indonesia. At the request of the government of Indonesia, the Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) and the MSC combat stores ship USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS 3) are on station off the coast of Nias, providing assistance as determined appropriate and necessary with earthquake disaster relief efforts and provide medical assistance to those in need. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Jeffrey Russell (RELEASED). (wikipedia.org)
Inmarsat satellite telephone in use, Nias, Indonesia
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