PACFICI OCEAN (Nov. 27, 2018) - Cmdr. Jeffrey Chao, the Littoral Combat Group One (LCG-1) surgeon, center, performs an emergency appendectomy as other medical team members assist aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) Nov. 27, 2018, while underway in the Pacific Ocean. USS Somerset is part of LCG-1, which is deployed in support of the Enduring Promise Initiative to reaffirm Southern Command’s longstanding commitment to the nations of the Western Hemisphere.

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