150424-N-XQ474-013 CARIBBEAN SEA (April 24, 2015) Columbian

150424-N-XQ474-013 CARIBBEAN SEA (April 24, 2015) Columbian Navy Nurse Petty Officer 1st Class Miler Cortes (left), a operating technician, and Lt. Gissella Martinez, a nurse anesthetist prepare a Guatemalan child for surgery aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) during Continuing Promise 2015. Continuing Promise is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored and U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet-conducted deployment to conduct civil-military operations including humanitarian-civil assistance, subject matter expert exchanges, medical, dental, veterinary and engineering support and disaster response to partner nations and to show U.S. support and commitment to Central and South America and the Caribbean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Schneider/Released)