Keywords: US Navy 081007-N-9774H-080 Capt. Fernandez.jpg en ALTAGRACIA Dominican Republic Oct 7 2008 Capt Fernandez Frank Ponds mission commander of Continuing Promise 2008 participates in a ribbon cutting ceremony at a local elementary school for a playground constructed by service members embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge LHD 3 Kearsarge is the primary platform for the Caribbean phase of the Continuing Promise humanitarian assistance mission an equal-partnership mission involving the United States Canada the Netherlands Brazil France Nicaragua Panama Colombia Dominican Republic Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Emmitt J Hawks Released 2008-10-07 081007-N-9774H-080 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 65039 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Emmitt J Hawks PD-USGov-Military-Navy Images from US Navy location Altagracia Dominican Republic Frank Ponds |