USNS Comfort Personnel Treat Patients at Land Based Medical Sites in Peru [Image 14 of 15]

PAITA, PERU

11.02.2018

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Devin Lowe  

Navy Public Affairs Support Element East - (Active)

181102-N-FG807-1138 PAITA, Peru (Nov. 02, 2018) Mariadominique Dupuy Smith (left), a translator, Canadian Forces Maj. Davin Schmidt (center), an oral surgeon from Pembroke, Ontario, and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Tristan Jordan, from Hot Springs, Ark., perform dental surgery on a patient at one of two medical sites. The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is on an 11-week medical support mission to Central and South America as part of U.S. Southern Command’s Enduring Promise initiative. Working with health and government partners in Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and Honduras, the embarked medical team will provide care on board and at land-based medical sites, helping to relieve pressure on national medical systems caused partly by an increase in cross-border migrants. The deployment reflects the United States’ enduring promise of friendship, partnership and solidarity with the Americas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Devin Alexondra Lowe/Released)

• Date Taken: 11.02.2018
• Date Posted: 11.03.2018 15:01
• Photo ID: 4871156
• VIRIN: 181102-N-FG807-1138
• Resolution: 5695x4100
• Size: 5.15 MB
• Location: PAITA, PE