170509-N-MD713-036 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (May 9, 2017) Rear Adm. Paul Pearigen, left, commander of Navy Medicine West, speaks with Mid-South Transplant Foundation medical director Dr. Santiago Vera, and executive director Kim Van Frank about improving the quality of life during organ and tissue donation and transplantation during Memphis Navy Week. Navy Week programs has serve as the Navy's principal outreach effort into areas of the country without a significant Navy presence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Cameron Pinske/Released)