Photo: Lt. Michelle Mathis hands stickers out to local children during a Continuing Promise 2009 medical community service project at Loma Larga school.
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May 18th, 2009
Photo: Veterinary work with Operation Continuing promise 2009
Our Best: Seaman Gina Hegg
Apr 21st, 2009
Photo: Cmdr. David Oravecand, chaplain, and Seaman Gina Hegg, both embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort, entertain students at Emmanuel Christian School during a Continuing Promise 2009 community service program.
Continuing Promise 2009 Begins
Apr 17th, 2009
Nearly halfway into its 10-day visit to Haiti, its crew of medical professionals from the Navy, Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, international partners, U.S. Public Health Service and nongovernmental organizations is conducting 15 to 25 surgeries a day, according to Navy Capt. James J. Ware, who overseas Comfort medical operations.
Meanwhile, the staff is seeing about 500 patients a day at onshore medical sites set up through coordination with Haiti’s health ministry, he said.
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