Continuing Promise 2010 Mission Commander Capt. Thomas Negus showed Minister Rene Castro and Ambassador Anne S. Andrews the capabilities of service members, and civilian personnel embarked on board the multi-purpose amphibious ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7).
"I want to take this opportunity to thank Commodore Negus and the crew of the USS Iwo Jima for coming to Costa Rica and working so diligently in making the Continuing Promise mission a success", said Andrews.
"There have been more than 3,000 people who have received help and more than 15,000 services provided."
"On behalf of the hundreds of Limon residents who have spoken to me, let me just say thank you, welcome, and come back", said Castro.
Herman Salmon and Alejandro Gomez, Costa Ricans who received aid at the site were grateful for their treatment and that of their countrymen.
"The service we are getting is excellent because we need it", said Salmon. "We're happy you are here and we hope the United States keeps doing this."
"It is very excellent the ship is here, and I hope the ship can stay longer because there a lot of people who need help", said Gomez.
Continuing Promise 2010 is a humanitarian civic assistance mission. The assigned medical and engineering staff embarked onboard Iwo Jima will work with partner nation's teams to provide medical, dental, veterinary, and engineering assistance to eight different nations to improve mutual understanding of current medical issues.
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