070815-N-8704K-106 MANTA, Ecuador (Aug. 15, 2007) - From left, Ingeniero Jose Zambrano, mayor of Manta, Ecuador; Capt. Bob Kapcio, mission commander aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20); Capt. Ed Nanartowich, Comfort's civilian master; Capt. Bruce Boynton, commanding officer of Comfort's medical treatment facility; and Capt. Paul Gallie, manager of International Terminals of Ecuador for Manta conduct a ceremonial ribbon cutting to commemorate Comfort's arrival in Ecuador. Comfort is on a four-month humanitarian deployment to Latin America and the Caribbean prov

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070815-N-8704K-106 MANTA, Ecuador (Aug. 15, 2007) - From left, Ingeniero Jose Zambrano, mayor of Manta, Ecuador; Capt. Bob Kapcio, mission commander aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20); Capt. Ed Nanartowich, Comfort's civilian master; Capt. Bruce Boynton, commanding officer of Comfort's medical treatment facility; and Capt. Paul Gallie, manager of International Terminals of Ecuador for Manta conduct a ceremonial ribbon cutting to commemorate Comfort's arrival in Ecuador. Comfort is on a four-month humanitarian deployment to Latin America and the Caribbean providing medical treatment to patients in a dozen countries. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Karsten (RELEASED) US Navy 070815-N-8704K-106 conducting a ceremonial ribbon cutting to commemorate Comfort's arrival in Ecuador

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