Lt. Amanda Higginson, assigned to the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima, treats a Colombian child at the pediatric center. Iwo Jima is operating off the coast of Columbia supporting Continuing Promise 2010, a humanitarian and civic assistance mission. The assigned medical and engineering staff embarked aboard Iwo Jima are working with partner nation teams to provide medical, dental, veterinary, engineering assistance to several different nations to improve mutual understanding of current medical issues and technology.