191125-N-DA693-2089 SAN DIEGO (Nov. 25, 2019) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Dwayne Dixson, a surgical technologist assigned to the main operating room at Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD), readies tools and assists surgeons during a laparoscopic surgery that utilized a robotic surgical system, Nov. 25, 2019. Robotic surgical systems, like those used at NMCSD, allow surgeons to perform minimally-invasive procedures. NMCSD’s mission is to prepare service members to deploy in support of operational forces, deliver high quality healthcare services and shape the future of military medicine through education, training, and research. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jake Greenberg/Released)