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U.S. Navy Capt. Bob Kapcio (right), commander of USNS Comfort, leads Dr. S. Ward Cascells (left), assistant secretary of defense for Health Affairs, on a tour of the hospital ship, during a scheduled port visit to Manta, Ecuador, Aug. 17, 2007. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joan Kretschmer

PENTAGON HEALTH CHIEF

U.S. Navy Capt. Bob Kapcio (right), commander of USNS Comfort, leads Dr. S. Ward Cascells (left), assistant secretary of defense for Health Affairs, on a tour of the hospital ship, during a scheduled port visit to Manta, Ecuador, Aug. 17, 2007. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joan Kretschmer

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