Civil service mariners from the Military Sealift Command hospital ship...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 02, 2011) Civil service mariners from the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) help transfer service members from a lifeboat to a Comfort hospitality boat before ... More
Members of the U.S. Fleet Forces Band performs at Tumaco Beach during ...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 09, 2011) Members of the U.S. Fleet Forces Band performs at Tumaco Beach during Continuing Promise 2011. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitarian assistance mission to the Caribbea... More
Lt. Cmdr. Andy Sellers, left, Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Melecia Reid...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 03, 2011) Lt. Cmdr. Andy Sellers, left, Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Melecia Reid and Lt. Cmdr. Stephen Sears review a patient's X-ray during a Continuing Promise medical community service... More
Lt. Cmdr. Philip Letada emoves a melanoma from a Colombian patient's s...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 09, 2011) Lt. Cmdr. Philip Letada, from Virginia Beach, Va., removes a melanoma from a Colombian patient's shoulder during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service event at the Escuela... More
U.S. Navy Postal Clerk 3rd Class Luis Figueroa and a local Colombian b...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 14, 2009) U.S. Navy Postal Clerk 3rd Class Luis Figueroa and a local Colombian boy help fill holes at a local school. Figueroa is part of a community service project to paint, rebuild sta... More
Air Force Capt. Andrea Beltran and Air Force Maj. Efrain Delvalle was ...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 11, 2009) Air Force Capt. Andrea Beltran from the 71st Medical Support Squadron Vance AFB, Okla. and Air Force Maj. Efrain Delvalle from Patrick AFB, Fla. was invited to the Colombian Mil... More
Lt. Cmdr. Linda Wisman shows photos on her camera to a child at Escuel...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 06, 2011) Lt. Cmdr. Linda Wisman shows photos on her camera to a child at Escuela Max Seidel during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service project. Continuing Promise is a five-month... More
A boy hugs his dogs after a medical screening by veterinarians during ...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 05, 2011) A boy hugs his dogs after a medical screening by veterinarians during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service project. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitarian assist... More
Hospital Corpsman 1st Class David Renker sutures an incision after rem...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 13, 2009) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class David Renker, a dermatologist assigned to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), sutures an incision after removing a ben... More
Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Victor Silas, from Jackson, Miss., paint...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 04, 2011) Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Victor Silas, from Jackson, Miss., paints the walls of the Institucion Ciudadela Educativa Tumaco Narino during a Continuing Promise 2011 community... More
The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is a...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 02, 2011) The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is anchored off the coast of Tumaco, Colombia, during Continuing Promise 2011. Continuing Promise is a five-mon... More
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Velez, is presented with a gift from ...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 13, 2009) Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Velez, is presented with a gift from Capt. Bob Lineberry, mission commander of Continuing Promise 2009, aboard the Military Sealift Command hosp... More
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Robert Hooffstetter takes an X-ray of a ma...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 10, 2011) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Robert Hooffstetter, from Chillethe, Ohio, takes an X-ray of a man paralyzed by a shotgun blast at the Escuela Max Seidel medical site in Tumaco, Col... More
Cmdr. Shawn Safford and Lt. Krista Puttler perform a left thyroid labe...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 12, 2009) Cmdr. Shawn Safford and Lt. Krista Puttler perform a left thyroid labectomy on a Colombian patient aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comf... More
Carlos Vives, a Colombian music artist and humanitarian, performs duri...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 16, 2009) Carlos Vives, a Colombian music artist and humanitarian, performs during the Continuing Promise 2009 closing ceremonies for Colombia as Capt. Bob Lineberry, Continuing Promise m... More
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Ricardo Ramirez, from Colombia, talks to p...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 03, 2011) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Ricardo Ramirez, from Colombia, talks to patients in an eye exam staging area during a Continuing Promise medical community service event at the Escu... More
Lt. Cmdr. Anand Kumar and Lt. Krista Puttler operate on a Colombian ma...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 11, 2009) Lt. Cmdr. Anand Kumar and Lt. Krista Puttler operate on a Colombian man to return mobility after he was injured in a car accident. The surgery was done on Military Sealift Comma... More
Air Force Maj. Gary Ruesch examines a patient during a Continuing Prom...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 03, 2011) Air Force Maj. Gary Ruesch examines a patient during a Continuing Promise medical community service event at the Escuela Max Seidel. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitar... More
Dr. C�sar Jayashi Flores examines a boy's cat at a temporary veterinar...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 05, 2011) Dr. Csar Jayashi Flores examines a boy's cat at a temporary veterinary clinic during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service project. Continuing Promise is a five-month huma... More
Musician 3rd Class Christopher Roland, from Blair, Okla., talks with a...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 06, 2011) Musician 3rd Class Christopher Roland, from Blair, Okla., talks with a group of students before a concert at Institucion Ciudadela Educativa Tumaco Narino during a Continuing Pr... More
Chief Hospital Corpsman Brian Wood, a cardiovascular technician embark...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 07, 2009) Chief Hospital Corpsman Brian Wood, a cardiovascular technician embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), performs an echocardiogram on ... More
Capt. Bob Lineberry, mission commander for Continuing Promise 2009, ad...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 16, 2009) Capt. Bob Lineberry, mission commander for Continuing Promise 2009, addresses the crowd at the Max Seidel School during Continuing Promise 2009 closing ceremonies in Colombia. M... More
Public affairs officer Lt. Stephanie Homick shares a photo with Colomb...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 04, 2011) Public affairs officer Lt. Stephanie Homick shares a photo with Colombian children during a Continuing Promise 2011 event. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitarian assist... More
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Antonio Carranza, from Santa Ana, Calif., ...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 06, 2011) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Antonio Carranza, from Santa Ana, Calif., conducts a subject matter expert exchange on CPR procedures with Colombian marines at Escuela Max Seidel du... More
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Kirby Boudreaux, from Louisiana, plays wit...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 09, 2011) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Kirby Boudreaux, from Louisiana, plays with a patient during a Continuing Promise 2011 medical community service event at Escuela Max Seidel. Continu... More
Continuing Promise 2011 senior leaders watch a traditional Colombian m...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 10, 2011) Continuing Promise 2011 senior leaders watch a traditional Colombian musical performance during the closing ceremony of Continuing Promise in Tumaco, Colombia. Continuing Promis... More
Brazilian navy Lt. Maria Elisa Azevedo escorts a dental patient during...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 03, 2011) Brazilian navy Lt. Maria Elisa Azevedo escorts a dental patient during a Continuing Promise medical community service event at the Escuela Max Seidel. Continuing Promise is a fi... More
Sailors embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USN...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 05, 2011) Sailors embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) paint the walls of Institucion Ciudadela Educativa Tumaco Narino during a Continuing Pr... More
ailors embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 05, 2011) Sailors embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) paint the walls of Institucion Ciudadela Educativa Tumaco Narino during a Continuing Pr... More
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Antonio Carranza, from Santa Ana, Calif., ...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 06, 2011) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Antonio Carranza, from Santa Ana, Calif., conducts a subject matter expert exchange on CPR procedures with Colombian marines at Escuela Max Seidel du... More
Doctors remove a bullet from a 23-year-old Colombian woman's cheek dur...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 08, 2011) Doctors remove a bullet from a 23-year-old Colombian woman's cheek during a Continuing Promise 2011 medical community service project aboard the Military Sealift Command hospita... More
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Brent Snyder welcomes hip-hop band Chocqui...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 09, 2011) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Brent Snyder, from South Bend, Ind., welcomes hip-hop band Chocquib Town to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) at the ... More
Surgeons aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfor...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 10, 2009) Surgeons aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) perform a series of unique procedures for a Colombian man in one of the ships operating rooms. ... More
The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is a...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 02, 2011) The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is anchored off the coast of Tumaco, Colombia during Continuing Promise 2011. Continuing Promise is a five-mont... More
Rev. Juan Garcia, a Roman Catholic priest from the Colombian navy, del...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 04, 2011) Rev. Juan Garcia, a Roman Catholic priest from the Colombian navy, delivers a sermon to personnel embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 2... More
Lt. Cecilia Mendoza, left, and Rev. Juan Garcia, a Roman Catholic prie...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 04, 2011) Lt. Cecilia Mendoza, left, and Rev. Juan Garcia, a Roman Catholic priest from the Colombia navy, visit a patient during a tour of the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS... More
A Colombian marine sings for a group of students at Institucion Ciudad...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 06, 2011) A Colombian marine sings for a group of students at Institucion Ciudadela Educativa Tumaco Narino during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service project. Continuing Promise ... More
U.S. Fleet Forces Band members and Latter Day Saints Charities volunte...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 10, 2011) U.S. Fleet Forces Band members and Latter Day Saints Charities volunteers play music for Patients aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) during... More
A Project HOPE nurse sterilizing a two-year old Obando's club foot for...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 11, 2009) A Project HOPE nurse sterilizing a two-year old Obando's club foot for the surgery aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) as a part Continuing Prom... More
Capt. Christina Moore-Urrutia, commander of the U.S. Air Force South B...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 12, 2009) Capt. Christina Moore-Urrutia, commander of the U.S. Air Force South Band, shakes hands with students at the Santander Escuela during a Continuing Promise 2009 medical civic act... More
Capt. James J. Ware, right, commanding officer of the medical treatmen...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 14, 2009) Capt. James J. Ware, right, commanding officer of the medical treatment facility aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), speaks with a group of... More
Dentists and dental hygienists embarked aboard the Military Sealift Co...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 03, 2011) Dentists and dental hygienists embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) provide dental care during a Continuing Promise medical communit... More
Cmdr. Eric Gessler, left, examines a patient while Hospital Corpsman 2...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 03, 2011) Cmdr. Eric Gessler, left, examines a patient while Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Pedro Arreaga translates during a Continuing Promise medical community service event at the Escuel... More
Cmdr. Ray Houk, from Shelby, Ohio, and Colombian citizens paint the wa...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 04, 2011) Cmdr. Ray Houk, from Shelby, Ohio, and Colombian citizens paint the walls of the Institucion Ciudadela Educativa Tumaco Narino during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service... More
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Amanda Fletcher, from Valencia, Calif., qu...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 02, 2011) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Amanda Fletcher, from Valencia, Calif., questions a patient during an exam at a temporary medical clinic inside of Escuela Max Seidel in Tumaco, Colo... More
Colombian children build a house out of scrap wood as Navy personnel b...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 05, 2011) Colombian children build a house out of scrap wood as Navy personnel build new classrooms at Escuela Cilvicito during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service project. Contin... More
Cmdr. Raymond Houk, a Navy chaplain embarked aboard the Military Seali...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 05, 2011) Cmdr. Raymond Houk, a Navy chaplain embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), walks through Institucion Ciudadela Educativa Tumaco Narin... More
Osvaldo Romero, left, from Latter-Day Saints Charities, talks to a pat...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 05, 2011) Osvaldo Romero, left, from Latter-Day Saints Charities, talks to a patient while Lt. Cmdr. James Solomon, a Navy anesthesiologist, prepares her for surgery aboard the Military S... More
Musician 3rd Class Steve Freeman, from Austin, Texas, plays a trumpet ...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 06, 2011) Musician 3rd Class Steve Freeman, from Austin, Texas, plays a trumpet for a Colombian boy before a concert at Institucion Ciudadela Educativa Tumaco Narino during a Continuing P... More
Colombian media film as doctors remove a bullet from a 23-year-old Col...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 08, 2011) Colombian media film as doctors remove a bullet from a 23-year-old Colombian woman's cheek during a Continuing Promise 2011 medical community service project aboard the Military... More
The U.S. Fleet Forces Band performs at Tumaco Beach during Continuing ...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 09, 2011) The U.S. Fleet Forces Band performs at Tumaco Beach during Continuing Promise 2011. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitarian assistance mission to the Caribbean, Central ... More
Mayor Neftali Correa Diaz addresses the crowd at Max Seidel School dur...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 16, 2009) Mayor Neftali Correa Diaz addresses the crowd at Max Seidel School during Continuing Promise 2009 closing ceremonies in Colombia. Medical teams aboard the Military Sealift Comma... More
Service members embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 02, 2011) Service members embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) watch as Continuing Promise 2011 staff are lowered by a lifeboat for transfer i... More
Hospitalman Will Cavanaugh, from Chicago, and Master-at-Arms Seaman Ta...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 05, 2011) Hospitalman Will Cavanaugh, from Chicago, and Master-at-Arms Seaman Taylor North, from San Diego, paint a wall at Institucion Ciudadela Educativa Tumaco Narino during a Continui... More
Dr. Jorge Valencia, right, a pediatric surgeon from Mexico, and Capt. ...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 05, 2011) Dr. Jorge Valencia, right, a pediatric surgeon from Mexico, and Capt. Beth Jaklic, a Navy surgeon, perform hernia repair surgery on a patient aboard the Military Sealift Command... More
Musician 2nd Class Mallory McKendry, from Keezletown, Va., laughs with...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 06, 2011) Musician 2nd Class Mallory McKendry, from Keezletown, Va., laughs with a group of students before a concert at Institucion Ciudadela Educativa Tumaco Narino during a Continuing ... More
Dentists work on a patient at Escuela Max Seidel during a Continuing P...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 06, 2011) Dentists work on a patient at Escuela Max Seidel during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service project. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitarian assistance mission t... More
1st Lt. Carlos Salinas, from Paraguay embarked aboard the Military Sea...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 06, 2011) 1st Lt. Carlos Salinas, from Paraguay embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), extracts the tooth of a patient during a Continuing Prom... More
Children watch the Continuing Promise 2011 closing ceremony in Tumaco,...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 10, 2011) Children watch the Continuing Promise 2011 closing ceremony in Tumaco, Colombia. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitarian assistance mission to the Caribbean, Central and... More
Senior Airman David Evans, a U.S. Air Force South Band member deployed...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 10, 2009) Senior Airman David Evans, a U.S. Air Force South Band member deployed with the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), gives a fluoride treatment to a ch... More
Master-At-Arms 1st Class Keith Thomas, embarked aboard the Military Se...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 12, 2009) Master-At-Arms 1st Class Keith Thomas, embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), carries a patient to be seen by medical professionals. ... More
Patients receive dental exams during a Continuing Promise medical comm...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 03, 2011) Patients receive dental exams during a Continuing Promise medical community service event at the Escuela Max Seidel. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitarian assistance m... More
Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Garry Clark, from Tampa, Fla., chips paint fr...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 04, 2011) Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Garry Clark, from Tampa, Fla., chips paint from the walls of the Institucion Ciudadela Educativa Tumaco Narino during a Continuing Promise 2011 communit... More
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Toshi Rozzell, from Atsugi, Japan, shows a...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 04, 2011) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Toshi Rozzell, from Atsugi, Japan, shows a patient her blood pressure measurement during a Continuing Promise 2011 medical community service event at... More
Rev. Juan Garcia, right, a Roman Catholic priest from the Colombian na...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 04, 2011) Rev. Juan Garcia, right, a Roman Catholic priest from the Colombian navy, visits with patients during a tour of the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20)... More
Lt. Laura Quintana, right, performs a tooth extraction as Jessica Verg...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 08, 2011) Lt. Laura Quintana, right, a dentist from Managua, Nicaragua, performs a tooth extraction as Jessica Vergel De Dios, a dental assistant from Los Angeles, observes at the Escuela... More
Lt. Joshua Fair and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Terrell Conley extract...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 09, 2011) Lt. Joshua Fair, left, a dentist embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Terrell Conley, from Bainbrid... More
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Kirby Boudreaux plays a game with a young ...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 09, 2011) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Kirby Boudreaux, from Louisiana, plays a game with a young patient during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service event at the Escuela Max Seide ... More
A Colombian boy receives dental care from medical providers deployed w...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 12, 2009) A Colombian boy receives dental care from medical providers deployed with the Miitary Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) during a Continuing Promise 2009 medic... More
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Velez tours the Military Sealift Comm...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 13, 2009) Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Velez tours the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort is deployed on the four-month Continuing Promise 2009 hum... More
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Brett Myers, from Danville, Va., beats an ...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 05, 2011) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Brett Myers, from Danville, Va., beats an opposing player to the ball in an exhibition soccer match against Colombian marines during a Continuing Pro... More
Dr. Helle Hydeskov, from Denmark, examines a puppy at a temporary vete...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 05, 2011) Dr. Helle Hydeskov, from Denmark, examines a puppy at a temporary veterinary clinic during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service project. Continuing Promise is a five-mont... More
Lt. Joshua Fair, from Canton, Mich., dribbles the ball toward a defend...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 05, 2011) Lt. Joshua Fair, from Canton, Mich., dribbles the ball toward a defender in an exhibition soccer match during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service project. Continuing Pro... More
ospital Corpsman 2nd Class Juan Sanchez holds a bullet removed from a ...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 08, 2011) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Juan Sanchez, from El Paso, Texas, holds a bullet removed from a 23-year-old Colombian woman's cheek during a Continuing Promise 2011 medical communi... More
Commodore Brian Nickerson shakes hands with a Colombian military servi...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 10, 2011) Commodore Brian Nickerson, mission commander for Continuing Promise 2011, shakes hands with a Colombian military service member after presenting him with a gift at the end of a ... More
Brazilian Navy Lt. Isabele Bulhoes, an emergency medical treatment sur...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 10, 2009) Brazilian Navy Lt. Isabele Bulhoes, an emergency medical treatment surgeon embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), stitches a Colombia... More
Lt Carlos Perez, a Nicaraguan navy doctor aboard hospital ship USNS Co...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 11, 2009) Lt Carlos Perez, a Nicaraguan navy doctor aboard hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) checks a Colombian patient's blood pressure. Comfort is deployed on the four-month Continui... More
Capt. James J. Ware, left, commanding officer of the medical treatment...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 14, 2009) Capt. James J. Ware, left, commanding officer of the medical treatment facility aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), speaks with a group of ... More
Lt. Patricia Salazar, an optometrist from Fremont, Calif., examines a ...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 03, 2011) Lt. Patricia Salazar, an optometrist from Fremont, Calif., examines a patient's eyes at the Escuela Max Seidel medical site in Tumaco, Colombia, during Continuing Promise 2011 (... More
Navy ophthalmologists Capt. William Sray and Lt. Eva Chou remove a cat...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 06, 2011) Navy ophthalmologists Capt. William Sray and Lt. Eva Chou remove a cataract from 101-year-old Irene Becerra aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH ... More
Colombian media film as doctors remove a bullet from a 23-year-old Col...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 08, 2011) Colombian media film as doctors remove a bullet from a 23-year-old Colombian woman's cheek during a Continuing Promise 2011 medical community service project aboard the Military... More
Maj. Gary Ruesch completes medical forms as his patient draws a pictur...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 09, 2011) Maj. Gary Ruesch, a nurse practitioner from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, completes medical forms as his patient draws a picture at the Escuela Max Seidel medical site in Tumaco, C... More
Colombian children gather around the USNS Comfort dental mascot as the...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 10, 2009) Colombian children gather around the USNS Comfort dental mascot as the ship's dental team and the U.S. Air Force South Band bring music and dental health care education to Cuida... More
LCpl Carla Thomas, an Antigua and Barbuda defense force dental hygieni...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 11, 2009) LCpl Carla Thomas, an Antigua and Barbuda defense force dental hygienist aboard hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) cleans and scales a Colombian patient's teeth. Comfort is de... More
Airman 1st Class Aaron Kusterer and Tech. Sgt. Keisha Gwin-Goodin perf...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 13, 2009) Airman 1st Class Aaron Kusterer, a guitarist with the Air Force South Band embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), and Tech. Sgt. Keis... More
Joseph Slakey, removes a right tibial tumor from a young boy's leg dur...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 15, 2009) Capt. Joseph Slakey, removes a right tibial tumor from a young boy's leg during surgery aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Colombia is the... More
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Javier Sanchez, left, from Riverside, Cali...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 03, 2011) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Javier Sanchez, left, from Riverside, Calif., and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Melecia Reid, from Jamaica, take an X-ray of a patient's arm during a C... More
Navy personnel embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital s...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 05, 2011) Navy personnel embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) dig holes for new sewage tanks at Escuela Cilvicito during a Continuing Promise ... More
Sailors embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USN...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 05, 2011) Sailors embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) paint the walls of Institucion Ciudadela Educativa Tumaco Narino during a Continuing Pr... More
Lt. Cmdr. Karl Mitchell, from Norwell, Mass., attaches EKG leads to 10...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 06, 2011) Lt. Cmdr. Karl Mitchell, from Norwell, Mass., attaches EKG leads to 101-year-old Irene Becerra before cataract surgery aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Com... More
USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is anchored off the coast of Tumaco, Colombia, ...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 09, 2011) The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is anchored off the coast of Tumaco, Colombia, during Continuing Promise 2011. Continuing Promise is a five-mon... More
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Azzaria Diaz, left, and Latter Day Saint C...
TUMACO, Colombia (Jun. 10, 2011) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Azzaria Diaz, left, and Latter Day Saint Charities volunteer Kristen Lee visit with a patient recovering from surgery aboard the Military Sealift Com... More