SAN DIEGO (April 15, 2022) Retired Vice Adm. Charles Martoglio speaks to Sailors aboard Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital Ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) on the ship’s mess deck April 15, 2022. Martoglio spent 40 years in the Navy with significant tours in Asia, Europe and Washington including serving as a Director of Strategy and Policy for the US Navy, Director of Europe, Eurasia, and Israel. Mercy can steam to assist anywhere to provide relief as a symbol of Navy Medicine’s abilities around the world, and must be in a five-day-activation status in order to support missions over the horizon, and be ready, reliable and resilient to support mission commanders. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Raphael McCorey) USNS Mercy (T-AH 19); Retired Vice Admiral; USNS Mercy; Brief