The Department of Defense (DoDLive) Bloggers Roundtable met with Cmdr. Melanie Merrick, USS Bataan Senior Medical Officer, Cmdr. William Wallace, Fleet Surgical Team (FST) 8 Officer-in-Charge and Lt. Cmdr. Seon Jones, FST 8 Surgeon to discuss the Bataan’s medical capabilities off the coast of Haiti! Cmdr Merrick said in an opening statement that it is an honor to provide medical services to the Haitians. The military medical community is responding and more assets continue to arrive. The Bataan arrived in the Port-au-Prince harbor yesterday and began ship to shore operations. Its medical team is providing care for assigned military and expecting augmentation today for its four operating rooms, 14 ICU…