150818-A-BK746-006 SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic

150818-A-BK746-006 SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Aug. 18, 2015) Lt. Cmdr. Chad Barrson, a native of Great Falls, Mont., right, and interventional radiologist assigned to Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Va., prepares for a surgical procedure with a Dominican doctor aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) during Continuing Promise 2015. Continuing Promise is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored and U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet-conducted deployment to conduct civil-military operations including humanitarian-civil assistance, subject matter expert exchanges, medical, dental, veterinary and engineering support and disaster response to partner nations and to show U.S. support and commitment to Central and South America and the Caribbean. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Lance Hartung/Released)