Image: US Navy 080811-N-9689V-004 Operation Smile volunteers Dr. Robert Russell, a plastic surgeon from Springfield, Ill., and his assistant Maria Velasquez, perform reconstructive surgery on 21-year-old Solomon Maitava
Description: PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (Aug. 11, 2008) Operation Smile volunteers Dr. Robert Russell, a plastic surgeon from Springfield, Ill., and his assistant Maria Velasquez, perform reconstructive surgery on 21-year-old Solomon Maitava aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). The operation, performed during Pacific Partnership 2008, is the first for Operation Smile in Papua New Guinea. Mercy is the main platform for Pacific Partnership 2008 and has embarked a multinational group of medical and engineering professionals from military and non-governmental organizations to provide humanitarian assistance to several countries within the Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Valcarcel/Released)
Title: US Navy 080811-N-9689V-004 Operation Smile volunteers Dr. Robert Russell, a plastic surgeon from Springfield, Ill., and his assistant Maria Velasquez, perform reconstructive surgery on 21-year-old Solomon Maitava
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Author: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Valcarcel
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