150823-A-ZA034-004 SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Aug. 23, 2015) Civil service mariners assigned to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) conduct sea and anchor detail as the ship departs Santo Domingo during Continuing Promise 2015. Continuing Promise is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored and U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet-conducted deployment to conduct civil-military operations including humanitarian-civil assistance, subject matter expert exchanges, medical, dental, veterinary and engineering support and disaster response to partner nations and to show U.S. support and commitment to Central and South America and the Caribbean. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tomarius Roberts/Released)