Maj. William McClung examines a patient during a Continuing
Maj. William McClung examines a patient during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service medical project at the Polideportivo medical site. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitarian assistance mission t... More
Latter-day Saints charities volunteer Ken Kartchner,
Latter-day Saints charities volunteer Ken Kartchner, from Provo, Utah, takes a water sample from a septic tank for the Continuing Promise 2011 preventative medicine team during a medical community service event... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Chavone Taylor, hospital corpsman,
Petty Officer 3rd Class Chavone Taylor, hospital corpsman, plays with a pediatrics patient during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service medical project at the Polideportivo medical site. Continuing Promis... More
Personnel working with Continuing Promise 2011 help
Personnel working with Continuing Promise 2011 help an elderly Salvadoran patient during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service medical event at the Polideportivo medical site. Continuing Promise is a five... More
Personnel embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command
Personnel embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort establish communication capabilities during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service medical event at the Polideportivo medic... More
Commodore Brian Nickerson, mission commander of Continuing
Commodore Brian Nickerson, mission commander of Continuing Promise 2011, gives Sigfrido Reyes, president of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador, a command ball cap from the Military Sealift Command hospital... More
Dr. Braille Watson and Mindy Li, volunteers from the
Dr. Braille Watson and Mindy Li, volunteers from the University of California San Diego Pre-dental Society, perform a restorative procedure on a patient's teeth during a Continuing Promise 2011 community servic... More
Seaman Ronald Lavalle, left, Peruvian navy Lt. Mariann
Seaman Ronald Lavalle, left, Peruvian navy Lt. Mariann Rossi, Canadian army Master Cpl. Joan Flecknell, and Canadian army Capt. Alex Vo perform dental procedures during a Continuing Promise 2011 community servi... More
Lt. Cmdr. Rebecca Pate, from San Diego, demonstrate
Lt. Cmdr. Rebecca Pate, from San Diego, demonstrate how to give a patient an intravenous therapy during a Continuing Promise 2011 trauma care subject matter expert exchange at Universidad Modular Abierta. Conti... More
Capt. Michael Mazzilli, from Montrose, N.Y., examines
Capt. Michael Mazzilli, from Montrose, N.Y., examines a woman at a pre-screening vital signs station during a Continuing Promise 2011 medical community service project at the Instituto Nacional Acajutla. Contin... More
Civilian Capt. Randall Rockwood, ship's master of the
Civilian Capt. Randall Rockwood, ship's master of the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort, gives Sigfrido Reyes, president of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador, a tour of the bridge during... More
Lt. Erinn Gelakoska, from St. Louis, fist bumps a Salvadoran
Lt. Erinn Gelakoska, from St. Louis, fist bumps a Salvadoran child who just received a new wheelchair during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service medical event at the Polideportivo medical site. Continui... More
Gerald Butch, a civil service mariner embarked aboard
Gerald Butch, a civil service mariner embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort, places chaffing gear on mooring lines during Continuing Promise 2011.
Biomedical repair technicians embarked aboard the Military
Biomedical repair technicians embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort repair equipment from local medical facilities during Continuing Promise 2011. Continuing Promise is a five-... More
Salvadoran dentists watch as Capt. Thomas Hudson, from
Salvadoran dentists watch as Capt. Thomas Hudson, from Deerfield, Ill., performs restorative care on a patient's teeth during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service medical event at the Instituto Nacional ... More
The U.S. Fleet Forces Band performs on Channel 10 News
The U.S. Fleet Forces Band performs on Channel 10 News in San Salvador, El Salvador, during Continuing Promise 2011. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitarian assistance mission to the Caribbean, Central ... More
Salvadoran dancers perform during the Continuing Promise
Salvadoran dancers perform during the Continuing Promise 2011 opening ceremony in Acajutla, El Salvador. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitarian assistance mission to the Caribbean, Central and South Am... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Zachary Parks, hospital corpsman,
Petty Officer 2nd Class Zachary Parks, hospital corpsman, from Rochester, N.Y., carries a Salvadoran boy who cannot walk on his own during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service medical event at the Polide... More
Salvadoran patients have their eyes examined during
Salvadoran patients have their eyes examined during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service medical event at the Polideportivo medical site. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitarian assistance missio... More
Capt. Allen Mitchell, from Smithville, Va., speaks
Capt. Allen Mitchell, from Smithville, Va., speaks to a patient at a surgical screening during a Continuing Promise 2011 medical community service project at the Instituto Nacional Acajutla. Continuing Promise ... More
Capt. David Weiss, commanding officer of the medical
Capt. David Weiss, commanding officer of the medical treatment facility aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort, gives a tour of the CT scan room aboard the ship to Sigfrido Reyes, presid... More
Sigfrido Reyes, president of the Legislative Assembly
Sigfrido Reyes, president of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador, meets with Salvadoran patients aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort during a Continuing Promise 2011 port visit. C... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Paul Mason, hospital corpsman,
Petty Officer 2nd Class Paul Mason, hospital corpsman, from Tampa, Fla., handles a patient's paperwork as she receives an eye exam during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service medical event at the Polidep... More
Cmdr. Michael Monsour, from Fall River, Mass., reviews
Cmdr. Michael Monsour, from Fall River, Mass., reviews a patient's X-ray during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service medical event at the Polideportivo medical site. Continuing Promise is a five-month hu... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Ramon Santos, hospital corpsman,
Petty Officer 2nd Class Ramon Santos, hospital corpsman, from Visalia, Calif., slaps hands with a Salvadoran child waiting to receive medical care during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service medical proj... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Paola Foxhoven, hospital corpsman,
Petty Officer 2nd Class Paola Foxhoven, hospital corpsman, from Guayaquil, Ecuador, demonstrates proper oral hygiene during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service medical event at the Instituto Nacional Ac... More
Seaman Agustus Lartey, from Ghana, reviews forms of
Seaman Agustus Lartey, from Ghana, reviews forms of patients waiting to receive medical treatment during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service medical event at the Polideportivo medical site. Continuing P... More
Lt. Julie Cohn, left, from Vestel, N.Y., and Midshipman
Lt. Julie Cohn, left, from Vestel, N.Y., and Midshipman Matthew Milam, from Memphis, Tenn., review a patient's X-ray during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service medical event at the Polideportivo medical... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Amanda Johnson, from Bedford,
Petty Officer 2nd Class Amanda Johnson, from Bedford, Penn., helps a Salvadoran woman during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service medical event at the Polideportivo medical site. Continuing Promise is a ... More
Cmdr. Jason Layton, from Wexford, Pa., measures a Salvadoran
Cmdr. Jason Layton, from Wexford, Pa., measures a Salvadoran boy during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service medical event at the Polideportivo medical site. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitari... More
Senior Airman Cesar Salgado-Diaz, from Bogota, Colombia,
Senior Airman Cesar Salgado-Diaz, from Bogota, Colombia, and a Salvadoran soldier carry a woman from a waiting area to a clinic during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service medical event at the Polideport... More
Members of the Continuing Promise 2011 surgical team
Members of the Continuing Promise 2011 surgical team talk with a Salvadoran patient before surgery aboard the Military Sealift Command USNS Comfort.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Shannon Sensenig, hospital
Petty Officer 3rd Class Shannon Sensenig, hospital corpsman from Terre Hill, Pa., checks a woman's temperature at a pre-screening vital signs station during a Continuing Promise 2011 medical community service p... More
Roger Sheffield, from Latter-day Saints charities,
Roger Sheffield, from Latter-day Saints charities, calls for the next surgical pre-screening patient during a Continuing Promise 2011 medical community service project at the Instituto Nacional Acajutla. Contin... More
A girl shows her sister how to "open wide" as Peruvian
A girl shows her sister how to "open wide" as Peruvian navy Lt. Mariann Rossi pulls her tooth during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service medical event at the Polideportivo medical site. Continuing Promi... More
Erique Lynn, hospitalman from Ashford, Ala., escorts
Erique Lynn, hospitalman from Ashford, Ala., escorts Salvadorans to the next medical station during a Continuing Promise 2011 medical community service project at the Instituto Nacional Acajutla. Continuing Pro... More
Salvadoran children wave American and Salvadoran flags
Salvadoran children wave American and Salvadoran flags to welcome the official party at the Continuing Promise 2011 opening ceremony in Acajutla, El Salvador. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitarian ass... More
Lt. Cmdr. Brad Serwer, left, and Petty Officer 1st
Lt. Cmdr. Brad Serwer, left, and Petty Officer 1st Class Benjamin Stewart, hospital corpsman, perform an echocardiogram on a patient as Salvadoran medical student Alfonso Rodriguez, center, watches during a Con... More
Latter-day Saints charities volunteer Ken Kartchner,
Latter-day Saints charities volunteer Ken Kartchner, from Provo, Utah, takes a water sample for the Continuing Promise 2011 preventative medicine team during a medical community service event at the Polideporti... More
Capt. Michael Mazzilli, from Montrose, N.Y., examines
Capt. Michael Mazzilli, from Montrose, N.Y., examines a woman's breathing at a pre-screening vital signs station during a Continuing Promise 2011 medical community service project at the Instituto Nacional Acaj... More
Kate Plenert, a volunteer with the non-govermental
Kate Plenert, a volunteer with the non-govermental organization, Project Hope, holds an infant during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service medical event at the Instituto Nacional Acajutla. Continuing Pro... More
Canadian army Master Cpl. Joan Flecknell assists Dr.
Canadian army Master Cpl. Joan Flecknell assists Dr. Braille Watson, a volunteer with the University of California San Diego Pre-dental Society, with a dental procedure during a Continuing Promise 2011 communit... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Paola Foxhoven, hospital corpsman,
Petty Officer 2nd Class Paola Foxhoven, hospital corpsman, from Guayaquil, Ecuador, watches children dance during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service medical event at the Instituto Nacional Acajutla. Co... More
Midshipman Andrew Marthy, left, from Albany, N.Y.,
Midshipman Andrew Marthy, left, from Albany, N.Y., Project Hope volunteer Jeff Cukor, from Worcester, Mass., and Brazilian army Lt. Cmdr. Daniella Movra check a patient's heartbeat during a Continuing Promise 2... More
Seckisiesha Isaac, hospitalman from New York, prepares
Seckisiesha Isaac, hospitalman from New York, prepares to take a woman's temperature at a pre-screening vital signs station during a Continuing Promise 2011 medical community service project at the Instituto Na... More
Coast Guard Cmdr. Camille Hawkins, from Fort Lauderdale,
Coast Guard Cmdr. Camille Hawkins, from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., records a patient's medical history at a surgical screening during a Continuing Promise 2011 medical community service project at the Instituto Nac... More
Lt. Matthew Swain, from Gaithersburg, Md., examines
Lt. Matthew Swain, from Gaithersburg, Md., examines a Salvadoran woman's throat during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service medical project at the Polideportivo medical site. Continuing Promise is a five... More
Maj. William McClung examines a patient during a Continuing
Maj. William McClung examines a patient during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service medical project at the Polideportivo medical site. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitarian assistance mission t... More
Lt. j.g Sarah Blackowicz, from Manchester, Md., colors
Lt. j.g Sarah Blackowicz, from Manchester, Md., colors with Salvadoran children during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service medical event at the Polideportivo medical site. Continuing Promise is a five-m... More
Ewan Richards, hospitalman from New York, escorts an
Ewan Richards, hospitalman from New York, escorts an elderly woman to the next medical station during a Continuing Promise 2011 medical community service project at the Instituto Nacional Acajutla. Continuing P... More
Canadian army Master Cpl. Joan Flecknell, assists Dr.
Canadian army Master Cpl. Joan Flecknell, assists Dr. Braille Watson, a volunteer with the University of California San Diego Pre-dental Society, with a dental procedure during a Continuing Promise 2011 communi... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Brendan McAvoy pins an Enlisted
Petty Officer 2nd Class Brendan McAvoy pins an Enlisted Expeditionary Warfare Specialist device on Master-at-Arms Seaman Joshua Tate during a pinning ceremony aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship U... More
Lt. j.g. Jerry Brown, from Livermore, Iowa, looks into
Lt. j.g. Jerry Brown, from Livermore, Iowa, looks into a Salvadoran woman's eyes as she waits to receive medical care during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service medical project at the Polideportivo medi... More
Lt. Cmdr Marsha Hanly makes a patient comfortable in
Lt. Cmdr Marsha Hanly makes a patient comfortable in the intensive care unit aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) during Continuing Promise 2011.
Commodore Brian Nickerson, mission commander of Continuing
Commodore Brian Nickerson, mission commander of Continuing Promise 2011, explains the flight deck of Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort to a group of El Salvadoran dignitaries following the Con... More
Commodore Brian Nickerson, mission commander of Continuing
Commodore Brian Nickerson, mission commander of Continuing Promise 2011, watches children perform traditional Salvadoran dances during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service medical event at the Polideport... More
Latter-day Saints charities volunteer Ken Kartchner,
Latter-day Saints charities volunteer Ken Kartchner, from Provo, Utah, takes a water sample for the Continuing Promise 2011 preventative medicine team during a medical community service event at the Polideporti... More