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{{Short description|Series of US military operations}} |
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[[File:US Navy 110715-N-NY820-044 Hospitalman Jabarae Person, left, and Lt. Jason Switzer escort a patient into the clinic during a Continuing Promise 201.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Escorting a patient into the clinic during Operation Continuing Promise 2011 in [[Acajutla]], [[El Salvador]], (July 15, 2011)]] |
[[File:US Navy 110715-N-NY820-044 Hospitalman Jabarae Person, left, and Lt. Jason Switzer escort a patient into the clinic during a Continuing Promise 201.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Escorting a patient into the clinic during Operation Continuing Promise 2011 in [[Acajutla]], [[El Salvador]], (July 15, 2011)]] |
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'''Operation Continuing Promise''' is a periodic series of US military exercises conducted under the direction of [[United States Southern Command]]. Designated by Roman numeral (“Continuing Promise I” was in 2007), or by year (“Continuing Promise 2009”); they provide medical, dental and veterinary aid to people in Latin America.<ref>http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/usnscomfort/cp11/Documents/WELCOMEABOARD_CONTINUING_PROMISE_Version2.pdf</ref> |
'''Operation Continuing Promise''' is a periodic series of US military exercises conducted under the direction of [[United States Southern Command]]. Designated by Roman numeral (“Continuing Promise I” was in 2007), or by year (“Continuing Promise 2009”); they provide medical, dental and veterinary aid to people in Latin America.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/usnscomfort/cp11/Documents/WELCOMEABOARD_CONTINUING_PROMISE_Version2.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-09-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616080914/http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/usnscomfort/cp11/Documents/WELCOMEABOARD_CONTINUING_PROMISE_Version2.pdf |archivedate=2012-06-16 }}</ref> |
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The two American hospital ships, [[USNS Comfort (T-AH-20)|USNS ''Comfort'']] and [[USNS Mercy (T-AH-19)|USNS ''Mercy'']] as well as other units participate in Continuing Promise to train their crews as well as supplemental personnel from the other branches of service and volunteer civilian organizations. |
The two American hospital ships, [[USNS Comfort (T-AH-20)|USNS ''Comfort'']] and [[USNS Mercy (T-AH-19)|USNS ''Mercy'']] as well as other units participate in Continuing Promise to train their crews as well as supplemental personnel from the other branches of service and volunteer civilian organizations. |
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Each year, The Southern Command changes their "region of focus" for operation Continuing Promise. |
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CP-17 (Continuing Promise 2017) focused on Guatemala, Honduras, and Colombia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.southcom.mil/Media/Special-Coverage/Continuing-Promise-2017/|title=U.S. Southern Command > Media > Special Coverage > Continuing Promise 2017|website=www.southcom.mil}}</ref> |
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Operation Continuing Promise 2015 was featured on the television show ''[[Mighty Ships]]''{{'}}s [[Mighty_Ships#Season_9|season 9]] segment on USNS ''Comfort''. |
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[[Category:Military operations involving the United States|Continuing Promise]] |
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[[Category:Military medicine in the United States]] |
[[Category:Military medicine in the United States]] |
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[[Category:Health in Central America]] |
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[[Category:Health in South America]] |
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Latest revision as of 23:04, 24 July 2023
Operation Continuing Promise is a periodic series of US military exercises conducted under the direction of United States Southern Command. Designated by Roman numeral (“Continuing Promise I” was in 2007), or by year (“Continuing Promise 2009”); they provide medical, dental and veterinary aid to people in Latin America.[1]
The two American hospital ships, USNS Comfort and USNS Mercy as well as other units participate in Continuing Promise to train their crews as well as supplemental personnel from the other branches of service and volunteer civilian organizations.
Each year, The Southern Command changes their "region of focus" for operation Continuing Promise.
CP-17 (Continuing Promise 2017) focused on Guatemala, Honduras, and Colombia.[2]
Operation Continuing Promise 2015 was featured on the television show Mighty Ships's season 9 segment on USNS Comfort.
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- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "U.S. Southern Command > Media > Special Coverage > Continuing Promise 2017". www.southcom.mil.
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