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A sailor prepares a patient for surgery in an operating room aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort.

Prep for Surgery

Navy Lt. Carol Fabricante prepares a patient for surgery in an operating room aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort in the Caribbean Sea, Oct. 20, 2017. Fabricante is a perioperative nurse. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stephane Belcher

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Tags: humanitarian relief, hurricane maria, northcom, northern command, sailors, navy
Credit: Petty Officer 2nd Class Stephane Belcher VIRIN: 171020-N-PG340-009.JPG

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