U.S. Navy Ensign Kristen Birmingham closes a patient after surgery under the direction of a Honduran doctor here. Her and three other medical students from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md. visited Joint Task Force-Bravo to participate in a two-week Summer Operational Experience program. The SOE is designed to provide a military experience to junior officers to enhance their understanding of the service branches and life as a military medical officer. (Courtesy photo by Deborah Maynard)