Navy vessel to return from humanitarian trip

Tag : coastal vessel
The amphibious assault ship Boxer is heading home to San Diegoafter completing its final stop on a humanitarian mission to LatinAmerica, the Navy said.
The vessel left Peru on June 15 after a farewell ceremony in thecoastal city of Barranca, where medical and dental crews from theNavy and U.S. civilian charities had worked side by side withlocals to treat thousands of Peruvian patients.
Navy officials said the teams performed 22 surgeries in the Boxer'soperating rooms and cared for 22,000 patients, mostly at clinicsashore.
The Boxer departed San Diego on April 28 and stopped in Guatemalaand El Salvador before reaching Peru. Its return date hasn't beenannounced.
–S.L.