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ObjectiveBackground
Mount Merapi is the most active volcano in Indonesia, it has erupted 68 times and several of its eruptions have caused fatalities. It is very close to the city of Yogyakarta, and thousands of people live on the flanks of the volcano. It began erupting again in 2006, and scientists believe a large eruption is imminent. On May 27th, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck roughly 30 miles southwest of Merapi, killing at least 5,000 and leaving at least 200,000 people homeless in the Yogyakarta region, heightening fears that Merapi will "blow". A further 11,000 villagers were evacuated on June 6th as lava and superheated clouds of gas poured repeatedly down its upper slopes.
ObjectiveGoals
Demonstrate civil-military support from SA-III to humanitarian operations in Southeast Asia by linking information flow aboard the USNS MERCY to SA-III while the ship is deployed.
