Army Pfc. Alan Meyer, a native of Bristow, Va., assigned

Army Pfc. Alan Meyer, a native of Bristow, Va., assigned to 10th Mountain Division Delta Company 2-2, Fort Polk, La., stands watch as Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departs Bridgetown, Barbados, 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. Tomarius Roberts/Released)