Blessing of the Hands ceremony at Baton Rouge General Mid City campus [Image 2 of 5]

BATON ROUGE, LA, UNITED STATES

05.06.2020

Photo by Cpl. Daniel Betancourt 

Defense Department Support to FEMA COVID-19       

Baton Rouge, La., native Col. Jeff Mitchell, state chaplain for the Louisiana National Guard (left), Aiken, S.C., native Capt. Andrew Tarrant (center), head nurse of Expeditionary Medical Facility-M, and Queens, N.Y., native Lt. j.g. Lillian Ramirez, a Sailor with EMF-M, discuss daily operations before the chaplain conducts a Blessing of the Hands ceremony at Baton Rouge General Mid City campus May 6, 2020. The ceremony is a hospital tradition practiced around the world in honor of the annually recognized Nurses Week held from May 6 - 12. EMF-M coordinates closely with state, local, and public health authorities to ensure the well-being of their personnel and the local population. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing flexible Department of Defense support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the whole-of-nation COVID-19 response. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel R. Betancourt Jr.)

• Date Taken: 05.06.2020
• Date Posted: 05.11.2020 15:27
• Photo ID: 6201639
• VIRIN: 200506-M-WU117-723
• Resolution: 3695x2511
• Size: 6.19 MB
• Location: BATON ROUGE, LA, US
• Hometown: AIKEN, SC, US
• Hometown: BATON ROUGE, LA, US
• Hometown: QUEENS, NY, US