Continuing Promise 2011 [Image 13 of 16]

USNS COMFORT, AT SEA

04.27.2011

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Eric Tretter 

U.S. Navy           

Capt. Beth Jaklic, left, and Cmdr. Eric Gessler perform an open appendectomy on Petty Officer 3rd Class Mikhail Grigoryev aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort. Grigoryev was airlifted from the guided-missile frigate USS Gary for the surgery. Comfort is the primary platform for Continuing Promise 2011, a five-month humanitarian assistance mission to the Caribbean, Central and South America.

• Date Taken: 04.27.2011
• Date Posted: 04.29.2011 00:31
• Photo ID: 395480
• VIRIN: 110427-N-NY820-294
• Resolution: 2100x1500
• Size: 261.59 KB
• Location: USNS COMFORT, AT SEA