By The U.S. Navy Office Of Community Outreach
PORTSMOUTH, Dominica (Aug. 5, 2015) – Cmdr. Sean McKay, a native of Chicago, Ill., and cardiologist assigned to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda, Md., takes a patient’s blood pressure at a medical site established at the Roosevelt Douglas Primary School in support of Continuing Promise 2015.
Continuing Promise is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored and U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet-conducted deployment to conduct civil-military operations including humanitarian-civil assistance, subject matter expert exchanges, medical, dental, veterinary and engineering support and disaster response to partner nations and to show U.S. support and commitment to Central and South America and the Caribbean. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tomarius Roberts/Released)
“Why Being There Matters” – On our planet, more than 70 percent of which is covered by water, being there means having the ability to act from the sea. The Navy is uniquely positioned to be there; the world’s oceans give the Navy the power to protect America’s interests anywhere, and at any time. Your Navy protects and defends America on the world’s oceans. Navy ships, submarines, aircraft and, most importantly, tens of thousands of America’s finest young men and women are deployed around the world doing just that. They are there now. They will be there when we are sleeping tonight. They will be there every Saturday, Sunday and holiday this year. They are there around the clock, far from our shores, defending America at all times.
Thank you very much for your support of the men and women in U.S. Navy, deployed around the clock and ready to protect and defend America on the world’s oceans.
Very respectfully,
MC3 Amanda L. Owens
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See also:
* Sean McKay on LinkedIn.
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Comments welcome.
Posted on August 10, 2015