Comfort Visits Colombia [Image 4 of 17]

SANTA MARTA, COLOMBIA

08.23.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Bobby Siens 

U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command / U.S. 4th Fleet

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Chris Abbott, an optometrist assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), performs an eye exam on a young boy at a temporary medical treatment site in Santa Marta, Colombia, Aug. 23, 2019. Comfort is working with health and government partners in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean to provide care on the ship and at land-based medical sites, helping to relieve pressure on national medical systems strained by an increase in Venezuelan migrants. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Bobby J Siens)

• Date Taken: 08.23.2019
• Date Posted: 08.25.2019 09:10
• Photo ID: 5697896
• VIRIN: 190823-N-DZ642-1032
• Resolution: 4354x2898
• Size: 854.12 KB
• Location: SANTA MARTA, CO