Lt. Cmdr. Jason Layton, from Wexford, Pa., holds a
Lt. Cmdr. Jason Layton, from Wexford, Pa., holds a child in a staging area at the Centro Civico medical site during a Continuing Promise 2011 medical community service event. Continuing Promise is a five-month ... More
A spider monkey drinks water with Seaman Dahl Valmond,
A spider monkey drinks water with Seaman Dahl Valmond, hospitalman, from Mahaut, Dominica, at the Centro Civico medical site during a Continuing Promise 2011 medical community service event. Continuing Promise ... More
The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort
The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort is anchored off the coast of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua during Continuing Promise 2011. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitarian assistance missio... More
Petty Officer 1st Class William Green, religious program
Petty Officer 1st Class William Green, religious program specialist, from Washington, D.C., helps a patient with her walker at the Escuela Humberto Mendez Juarez medical site during a Continuing Promise 2011 co... More
Lt. Cmdr. Francine Worthington, a patient administration
Lt. Cmdr. Francine Worthington, a patient administration officer aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), helps an elderly Nicaraguan woman cross the gangway aboard the ship. Co... More
Cmdr. William Scouten, from Chesapeake, Va., and Nicki
Cmdr. William Scouten, from Chesapeake, Va., and Nicki Brody, from Phoenix, Ariz., a nurse with Latter-day Saints Charities, examine a patient at the Escuela Humberto Mendez Juarez medical site during a Continu... More
Lt. Eva Chou, an ophthalmologist from Hacienda Heights,
Lt. Eva Chou, an ophthalmologist from Hacienda Heights, Calif., examines a patient's eyes during a surgical screening at Padre Gasper Garcia Laviana Hospital in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua during Continuing Pro... More
Dentists embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command
Dentists embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort perform oral surgeries at the Escuela Rivas Mendez medical site during a Continuing Promise community service event. Comfort is ... More
Commodore Brian Nickerson, mission commander of Continuing
Commodore Brian Nickerson, mission commander of Continuing Promise 2011, meets with Major Gen. Denis Membreno Rivas, the Nicaraguan army inspector general, during the Continuing Promise opening ceremony in San ... More
Staff Sgt. Maurico Diaz, from Orlando, Fla., installs
Staff Sgt. Maurico Diaz, from Orlando, Fla., installs a generator transfer switch at the Clinica Gasper Garcia Laviana during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service project. Continuing Promise is a five-mo... More
Nicaraguan army Lt. Laura Quintana and personnel embarked
Nicaraguan army Lt. Laura Quintana and personnel embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort perform dental procedures at the Centro Civico medical site in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragu... More
Air Force Capt. Laura Voegele, a physician from LaGrange,
Air Force Capt. Laura Voegele, a physician from LaGrange, Ky., verifies the dosage on a prescription label during a subject matter expert exchange at Gasper Garcia Laviana Hospital in San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragu... More
Continuing Promise 2011
The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort is anchored off the coast of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, its fifth country stop of Continuing Promise 2011. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitari... More
Jorge Sanchez, Mayor of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua,
Jorge Sanchez, Mayor of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, center, takes a look around the flight deck during a tour aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort is deployed as pa... More
Capt. Thomas Hudson, from East Alton, Ill., and Jessica
Capt. Thomas Hudson, from East Alton, Ill., and Jessica Vergel de Dios, from Los Angeles, perform a dental procedure at the Centro Civico medical site in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, during Continuing Promise 2... More
Lt. Cmdr. Allecia Webster, a nurse anesthetist from
Lt. Cmdr. Allecia Webster, a nurse anesthetist from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands, performs an anesthesia consultation for a patient with the assistance of Senior Airman Cesar Salgado-Diaz, a Spanish linguist fr... More
Commodore Brian Nickerson, mission commander of Continuing
Commodore Brian Nickerson, mission commander of Continuing Promise 2011, answers questions from journalists following a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a civic engineering project at the Clinica Gasper Garcia Lavia... More
Lt. Cmdr. Timothy Mickel, an orthopedic surgeon from
Lt. Cmdr. Timothy Mickel, an orthopedic surgeon from Piedmont Calif., fits a patient with a cast during a surgical screening at Padre Gasper Garcia Laviana Hospital in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua during Continu... More
Lt. Gretchen Coady, from York, S.C., examines a patient
Lt. Gretchen Coady, from York, S.C., examines a patient at the Escuela Humberto Mendez Juarez medical site during a Continuing Promise 2011 medical community service event. Continuing Promise is a five-month hu... More
Lt. Patricia Salazar, from San Francisco, examines
Lt. Patricia Salazar, from San Francisco, examines a patient at the Escuela Humberto Mendez Juarez medical site during a Continuing Promise 2011 medical community service event. Continuing Promise is a five-mon... More
A child kisses Lt. Kirby Jahnke, a nurse from Orlando,
A child kisses Lt. Kirby Jahnke, a nurse from Orlando, Fla., after her surgical screening at Padre Gasper Garcia Laviana Hospital in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, during Continuing Promise 2011. Continuing Promi... More
Seaman Caleb Evans, hospitalman, from Knoxville, Tenn.,
Seaman Caleb Evans, hospitalman, from Knoxville, Tenn., entertains children at the Centro Civico medical site during a Continuing Promise 2011 medical community service event. Continuing Promise is a five-month... More
A motor whale-boat leaves the Military Sealift Command
A motor whale-boat leaves the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort as the ship is anchored off the coast of San Juan del Sur during its fifth mission stop of Continuing Promise 2011. Continuing P... More
Civil service mariner Able Seaman Erwin Joiner cleans
Civil service mariner Able Seaman Erwin Joiner cleans debris from the anchor chain as it is hoisted aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort while preparing to depart San Juan del Sur duri... More
Seaman Melvin Neal, hospitalman, from New Orleans,
Seaman Melvin Neal, hospitalman, from New Orleans, performs a dental procedure at the Centro Civico medical site in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, during Continuing Promise 2011. Continuing Promise is a five-mont... More
Capt. Gregory Martin, an infectious disease doctor
Capt. Gregory Martin, an infectious disease doctor from Huntingdon Valley, Pa., and a Nicaraguan military doctor conduct medical screenings at the Centro Civico medical site in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, duri... More
Civil service mariner Able Seaman Erwin Joiner and
Civil service mariner Able Seaman Erwin Joiner and Lt. Erinn Gelakoska clean debris from the anchor chain as it is hoisted aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort while preparing to depar... More
The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort
The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort is anchored off the coast of Nicaragua during its fifth mission stop of Continuing Promise 2011. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitarian assistanc... More
The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort
The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort is anchored off San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. Comfort is on its fifth country stop during Continuing Promise 2011, a five-month humanitarian assistance mis... More
Commodore Brian Nickerson, mission commander of Continuing
Commodore Brian Nickerson, mission commander of Continuing Promise 2011, meets with Major Gen. Denis Membreno Rivas, the Nicaraguan army inspector general, during the Continuing Promise opening ceremony in San ... More
U.S. Fleet Forces Band members perform during a town
U.S. Fleet Forces Band members perform during a town festival during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service event. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitarian assistance mission to the Caribbean, Centr... More
Seaman Jamie Lee, hospitalman, entertains children
Seaman Jamie Lee, hospitalman, entertains children at the Centro Civico medical site during a Continuing Promise 2011 medical community service event. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitarian assistance ... More
The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort
The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort is anchored off the coast of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, during its fifth mission stop of Continuing Promise 2011. Continuing Promise is a five-month hum... More
Capt. David Weiss, left, commanding officer of the
Capt. David Weiss, left, commanding officer of the medical treatment facility aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort, explains the CT scan room to Nicaraguan Vice President Jaime Morales... More
Commodore Brian Nickerson, mission commander of Continuing
Commodore Brian Nickerson, mission commander of Continuing Promise 2011, delivers remarks during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a civic engineering project at the Clinica Gasper Garcia Laviana. Continuing Promis... 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 to Robert Downes, the deputy chief of mission to Nicaragua, d... More
Medical personnel embarked aboard the Military Sealift
Medical personnel embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort and a Nicaraguan orthopedic surgeon, examine a child's X-ray during a surgical screening at Padre Gasper Garcia Laviana ... More