191016-N-XL376-1058 SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Oct. 16, 2019) U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic Robin S. Bernstein delivers remarks during the opening ceremony of a six-day medical mission stop by the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Oct. 16, 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 a temporary medical treatment site, 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 3rd Class Maria G. Llanos/Released)