Air Force Maj. Gary Ruesch examines a patient during a Continuing Promise medical community service event at the Escuela Max Seidel. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitarian assistance mission to the Car More
Lt. Patricia Salazar, an optometrist from Fremont, Calif., examines a patient's eyes at the Escuela Max Seidel medical site in Tumaco, Colombia, during Continuing Promise 2011. Continuing Promise is a five-mont More
Rev. Juan Garcia, right, a Roman Catholic priest from the Colombian navy, visits with patients during a tour of the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort. Comfort is deployed as part of Continuing More
Cmdr. Ray Houk, from Shelby, Ohio, and Colombian citizens paint the walls of the Institucion Ciudadela Educativa Tumaco Narino during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service project. Continuing Promise is a More
Cmdr. Eric Gessler, left, examines a patient while Petty Officer 2nd Class Pedro Arreaga, hospital corpsman, translates during a Continuing Promise medical community service event at the Escuela Max Seidel. Con More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Javier Sanchez, hospital corpsman, left, from Riverside, Calif., and Petty Officer 2nd Class Melecia Reid, hospital corpsman, from Jamaica, take an X-ray of a patient's arm during a Cont More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Garry Clark, master-at-arms, from Tampa, Fla., chips paint from the walls of the Institucion Ciudadela Educativa Tumaco Narino during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service project. More
Public affairs officer Lt. Stephanie Homick shares a photo with Colombian children during a Continuing Promise 2011 event. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitarian assistance mission to the Caribbean, Ce More
Lt. Cecilia Mendoza, left, and Rev. Juan Garcia, a Roman Catholic priest from the Colombia navy, visit a patient during a tour of the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort. Comfort is deployed as More
Lt. Cmdr. Andy Sellers, left, Petty Officer 2nd Class Melecia Reid, hospital corpsman, and Lt. Cmdr. Stephen Sears review a patient's X-ray during a Continuing Promise medical community service event at the Esc More
Brazilian navy Lt. Maria Elisa Azevedo escorts a dental patient during a Continuing Promise medical community service event at the Escuela Max Seidel. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitarian assistance More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Victor Silas, culinary specialist, from Jackson, Miss., paints the walls of the Institucion Ciudadela Educativa Tumaco Narino during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service project. More
Rev. Juan Garcia, a Roman Catholic priest from the Colombian navy, delivers a sermon to personnel embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort is deployed as part o More
Dentists and dental hygienists embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort provide dental care during a Continuing Promise medical community service event at the Escuela Max Seidel. More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Ricardo Ramirez, hospital corpsman, from Colombia, talks to patients in an eye exam staging area during a Continuing Promise medical community service event at the Escuela Max Seidel. Co More
Patients receive dental exams during a Continuing Promise medical community service event at the Escuela Max Seidel. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitarian assistance mission to the Caribbean, Central More