Greetings from the USS Kearsarge. We got underway less than 24 hours ago, so my observations of the mission are only cursory at this point. Two quick ones. First, the ship is packed with medical personnel. So far, I have seen and/or met medical personnel from the US Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Copr, Coast Guard, US Health Service, Canada, Netherlands, Brazil, Operation Smile, and Operation Hope, all of whom spend a good deal of time wandering the halls lost. Second, although I had have no time to take a more complete look, the ship is full with construction equipment and supplies.
More to come…
Christopher R. Albon is a political science Ph.D. specializing in armed conflict, public health, human security, and health diplomacy.
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Great start, Chris. I’m one of many former Navy types who are following you on your mission. Have a great deployment.
Best wishes,
Tom
p.s. And they are “passageways,” not “halls,” but you’ll learn the lingo soon enough. Just don’t let anyone talk you into standing a Mail Bouy Watch!
Tom’s wrong Chris. Go stand the mail buoy watch, it’s the most fun on the ship!
Too late Ken, someone already tried the mail buoy thing on someone else.
Internet connection on the ship is sketchy. I’ll post whenever I can. Right now my only access is on the PAO’s computer.
what about the Seabees? did you forget about the Seabees?!
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