170810-N-FM530-053 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 10, 2017) Lt. Heidi Novak, left, a Navy dentist, administers anesthesia to a patient as Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Darren Parker assists during a dental procedure aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The ship is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th and U.S. 5th Fleet areas of operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brent Pyfrom/Released)