Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Bobby Siens
Comfort Connections: Major Monteiro
U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command / U.S. 4th Fleet
Oct. 19, 2019 | 1:34
Brazilian Army Maj. Renata Monteiro, a dentist embarked on the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), assists Dominican patients with dental triage at temporary medical treatment sites in Santo Domingo, Dominican, Oct. 19, 2019. Comfort is working with health and government partners in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean to provide care on the ship and at land-based medical sites, helping to relieve pressure on national medical systems, including those strained by an increase in cross-border migrants. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Bobby J Siens)
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