LIMÓN, Costa Rica (July 24, 2024) – U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Zachary Smith, mission commander for Continuing Promise 2024 poses for a group photo with local students, as Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10) makes preparations to depart Limón, Costa Rica, during Continuing Promise 2024. Continuing Promise has long been and will continue to be a way for nations in the Americas to form stronger cultural and social bonds, leading to stronger regional partnerships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jasmin L. Aquino)