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TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS

An 11-person team with Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) Kilo worked together to inventory supplies after arriving at Hospital Escuela, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Sep. 17, 2024. In collaboration with joint forces and the partner nation, EMF Kilo conducted its first orthopedic surgical mission alongside Hospital Escuela medical staff treating and performing surgical procedures on patients with oncologic or orthopedic traumatic injuries. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Sheree Blackwell) Share

TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS

Cmdr. Louis Lewandowski, an orthopedic trauma surgeon assigned to Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) Kilo, operates with the Honduran orthopedic resident team on a trauma patient in the operating room at Hospital Escuela, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Sep. 17, 2024. In collaboration with joint forces and the partner nation, EMF Kilo conducted its first orthopedic surgical mission alongside Hospital Escuela medical staff treating and performing surgical procedures on patients with oncologic or orthopedic traumatic injuries. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Sheree Blackwell) Share

Hospital Escuala, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Cmdr. Louis Lewandowski (left front), an Expeditionary Medical Facility Kilo orthopedic trauma surgeon, works with Hospital Corpsman Second Class Brandon Cassidy (left back) and Honduran orthopedic residents to place a femoral external fixator on a trauma patient in the operating room at Hospital Escuela, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Sep. 17, 2024. In collaboration with joint forces and the partner nation, EMF Kilo conducted its first orthopedic surgical mission alongside Hospital Escuela medical staff treating and performing surgical procedures on patients with oncologic or orthopedic traumatic injuries. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Sheree Blackwell) Share

Bethesda, MD

Master Chief Josina Cato serves as mistress of ceremony for the Chiefs Pinning Ceremony for NCR Navy Medicine in Memorial Hall at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center September 27, 2024. 16 Servicemembers received anchors at the ceremony. (DOD Photo by Christian Lilakos) Share

Bethesda, MD

Chiefs Pinning Ceremony takes place for NCR Navy Medicine in Memorial Hall at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center September 27, 2024. 16 Servicemembers received anchors at the ceremony. (DOD Photo by Christian Lilakos) Share

Bethesda, MD

Chiefs Pinning Ceremony takes place for NCR Navy Medicine in Memorial Hall at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center September 27, 2024. 16 Servicemembers received anchors at the ceremony. (DOD Photo by Christian Lilakos) Share

Bethesda, MD

Hospital Corpsman Chief Petty Officer Jarrad Howse performs the national anthem for the Chiefs Pinning Ceremony for NCR Navy Medicine in Memorial Hall at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center September 27, 2024. 16 Servicemembers received anchors at the ceremony. (DOD Photo by Christian Lilakos) Share

Bethesda, MD

Chiefs Pinning Ceremony takes place for NCR Navy Medicine in Memorial Hall at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center September 27, 2024. 16 Servicemembers received anchors at the ceremony. (DOD Photo by Christian Lilakos) Share

Bethesda, MD

Chiefs Pinning Ceremony takes place for NCR Navy Medicine in Memorial Hall at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center September 27, 2024. 16 Servicemembers received anchors at the ceremony. (DOD Photo by Christian Lilakos) Share

Bethesda, MD

Chiefs Pinning Ceremony takes place for NCR Navy Medicine in Memorial Hall at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center September 27, 2024. 16 Servicemembers received anchors at the ceremony. (DOD Photo by Christian Lilakos) Share

Bethesda, MD

Retired Master Chief Clinton Garrett congratulates new chiefs pinned during the Chiefs Pinning Ceremony for NCR Navy Medicine in Memorial Hall at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center September 27, 2024. 16 Servicemembers received anchors at the ceremony. (DOD Photo by Christian Lilakos) Share

Bethesda, MD

Chiefs Pinning Ceremony takes place for NCR Navy Medicine in Memorial Hall at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center September 27, 2024. 16 Servicemembers received anchors at the ceremony. (DOD Photo by Christian Lilakos) Share