200425-N-JW440-2051 ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. (April 25, 2020) Hospitalman Christina Ramirez, from Seattle, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), coordinates a patient admission to a skilled nursing facility in Orange County. Mercy is deployed in support of the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts. Mercy is deployed in support of the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts. One of the Department of Defense’s missions is Defense Support of Civil Authorities. DoD is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, as well as state, local and public health authorities in helping protect the health and safety of the American people. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rawad Madanat/Released)