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Navy Capt. Tom Negus, mission commander for the USNS Comfort Continuing Promise 2009, talks about the mission to local reporters during a stop in Nicaragua, July 10, 2009. DoD photo by Fred W. Baker III

Navy Capt. Tom Negus, mission commander for the USNS Comfort Continuing Promise 2009, talks about the mission to local reporters during a stop in Nicaragua, July 10, 2009. DoD photo by Fred W. Baker III

Navy Capt. Tom Negus, mission commander for the USNS Comfort Continuing Promise 2009, talks about the mission to local reporters during a stop in Nicaragua, July 10, 2009. DoD photo by Fred W. Baker III

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