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A orthopedic surgeon prepares to make an incision during a surgical procedure aboard the USNS Comfort.

First Incision

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Stepanovich, center, prepares to make the first incision during a surgical procedure held in an operating room aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort in the Caribbean Sea, Oct. 20, 2017. Stepanovich is an orthopedic surgeon. Navy Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ernest R. Scott

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Tags: Sailors, Northcom, Northern Command, Navy , Hurricane Maria, Humanitarian Relief

Photo by: Petty Officer 1st Class Ernest Scott | VIRIN: 171020-N-ZN152-0060.JPG

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