COMFORT SURGEON REPAIRS CHILD'S BIRTH DEFECT IN CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA [Image 5 of 9]

COLOMBIA

11.17.2022

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ethan Soto 

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

221117-N-VQ41-1050 CARTAGENA, Colombia (Nov. 17, 2022) Lt. Cmdr. April Gilbrech, a preoperative nurse from Beachgrove, Indiana, assigned to hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), prepares a young Colombian patient before a reconstructive surgery aboard Comfort, Nov. 17, 2022. Comfort is deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Continuing Promise 2022, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ethan J. Soto)

• Date Taken: 11.17.2022
• Date Posted: 11.17.2022 16:35
• Photo ID: 7518479
• VIRIN: 221117-N-VQ841-1050
• Resolution: 6017x4294
• Size: 841.84 KB
• Location: CO