Lt. Cmdr. Katherine Austin and Able Seaman Erwin Joiner wash the anchor chain aboard USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) as the crew prepares to get underway following a Continuing Promise 2011 mission.

PAITA, Peru (May. 11, 2011) Lt. Cmdr. Katherine Austin, center, from Suffolk, Va., and Able Seaman Erwin Joiner wash the anchor chain aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) as the crew prepares to get underway following a Continuing Promise 2011 mission. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitarian assistance mission to the Caribbean, Central and South America. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian A. Goyak) File# 110511-N-QD416-089