090612-F-5647K-056 TUMACO, Colombia (June 12, 2009) Cmdr. Shawn Safford and Lt. Krista Puttler perform a left thyroid labectomy on a Colombian patient aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort is deployed on the four-month Continuing Promise 2009 humanitarian and civic assistance mission to Latin America and the Caribbean region. Continuing Promise combines military and interagency personnel, non-governmental organizations, civil service mariners, academic and partner nations to provide medical, dental, veterinary and engineering services afloat and


090612-F-5647K-056 TUMACO, Colombia (June 12, 2009) Cmdr. Shawn Safford and Lt. Krista Puttler perform a left thyroid labectomy on a Colombian patient aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort is deployed on the four-month Continuing Promise 2009 humanitarian and civic assistance mission to Latin America and the Caribbean region. Continuing Promise combines military and interagency personnel, non-governmental organizations, civil service mariners, academic and partner nations to provide medical, dental, veterinary and engineering services afloat and ashore alongside host nation personnel. ( Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Clara Karwacinski/Released) US Navy 090612-F-5647K-056 Cmdr. Shawn Safford and Lt. Krista Puttler perform a left thyroid labectomy on a Colombian patient aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20)


Size: 1291px × 1936px
Photo credit: © PJF Military Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: armed, comrel, conflict, continuing, cp09, forces, foreign, medical, military, people, promise, states, united, war