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Humanitarian Aid Effort in El Salvador

U.S. Navy Capt. Peter Dallman, mission commander for Operation Continuing Promise 2008, briefs the press on the multinational humanitarian partnership mission that includes the United States, El Salvador, Guatemala and Peru. Dallman, who spoke at a school during the El Salvador portion of the mission, is assigned to the USS Boxer.

U.S Navy Lt. Linsey Miller prepares a Salvadoran patient for a procedure during Operation Continuing Promise 2008 in Sononate, El Salvador, May 20, 2008. Miller is assigned to the USS Boxer, which is deployed in support of the two-month humanitarian civic assistance mission to Central and South America to demonstrate the cooperative partnerships among allies.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Fruedenberg cuts a sheet of steel during the renovation of the Canton la Sunza school house as part of Operation Continuing Promise 2008, May 24, 2008.

U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the USS Boxer help paint the walls of the Canton la Sunza school house as part of a community relations project during Operation Continuing Promise 2008, May 24, 2008.

U.S. Navy seabees assigned to the USS Boxer hold down a steel beam for cutting as part of the renovation of the Canton la Sunza school house during Operation Continuing Promise 2008, May 24, 2008.

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Phillip B. Creider welds sheet metal at the Canton La Sunza school renovation site during Operation Continuing Promise 2008, May 24, 2008. Creider is assigned to the USS Boxer.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jerome Barrera replaces soil as part of a community relations project at the Canton la Sunza school house during Operation Continuing Promise 2008, May 24, 2008. Barrera is a machinist's mate assigned to the USS Boxer.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Tomas Thompson places finishing touches on a kitchen water purifier during the restoration of the Canton el Sunza school house during Operation Continuing Promise 2008, May 24, 2008. Thompson is a utilitiesman assigned to Naval Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 303, embarked aboard the USS Boxer.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Linda Grant gives a Salvadoran girl a dental exam at the Canton la Sunza school during a Operation Continuing Promise 2008 community relations project, May 26, 2008. Grant is assigned to the USS Boxer.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Maria Arteaga translates for her grandmother during an eye exam at the Canton la Sunza school during Operation Continuing Promise 2008, May 26, 2008. Arteaga is a personnel specialist assigned to the USS Boxer.

U.S. Navy Lt. Megan Rieman gives a Salvadoran girl an eye exam at the Canton la Sunza school during a Operation Continuing Promise 2008 community relations project., May 26, 2008. Rieman is assigned to the USS Boxer.

U.S. Navy Seaman Jesse McCulloch cleans the teeth of a Salvadoran girl at the Canton la Sunza school during a Operation Continuing Promise 2008 community relations project, May 26, 2008. McCulloch is assigned to the USS Boxer.

Project HOPE member Julie Whitis gives a Salvadoran boy a fluoride treatment at the Canton la Sunza school during Operation Continuing Promise 2008 community relations project, May 26, 2008. Whitis is deployed on the USS Boxer.

U.S. Navy Capt. Peter Dallman, mission commander for Operation Continuing Promise 2008, briefs the press on the multinational humanitarian partnership mission that includes the United States, El Salvador, Guatemala and Peru. Dallman, who spoke at a school during the El Salvador portion of the mission, is assigned to the USS Boxer.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Porter Anderson