Navy Lt. Cmdr. (Dr.) Michael J. Barker, left, inserts

Navy Lt. Cmdr. (Dr.) Michael J. Barker, left, inserts a laparoscope into a patient?s abdomen to repair hernias and views a television monitor to see what the camera views inside the patient?s abdomen. Barker, a Camden, N.Y., native, is the general surgeon and senior medical officer for the Seth Michaud Emergency Medical and Dental Facility at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti. Barker is deployed from National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. Medical professionals at the EMF provide medical services to service members supporting the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa mission to prevent conflict, promote regional stability, protect coalition interests and prevail against extremism. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Redente)