SAN DIEGO (Jan. 27, 2020) Jesse Bandle, a staff surgeon assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego's (NMCSD) Main Operating Room (right), along with other surgical staff prepare a patient for a robotic-assisted laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair procedure in one of the hospital's operating rooms Jan. 27. Robotic surgical systems, like those used at NMCSD, allow surgeons to perform minimally-invasive procedures, and this procedure was performed during a remote, tele-mentoring study. 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. NMCSD employs more than 6,000 active duty military personnel, civilians, and contractors in Southern California to provide patients with world-class care anytime, anywhere. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Luke Cunningham)