Extracting a tooth of a Haitian earthquake survivor

BONEL, Haiti (Jan. 20, 2010) Lt. Joseph Reardon, a dental officer assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), applies anesthetics to a patient's gum prior to extracting a tooth at a treatment facility organized by Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Batman (LHD 5). Bataan is on station in Haiti along with the amphibious dock landing ships USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), and USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) as the Bataan Amphibious Relief Mission. The ships are supporting Operation Unified Response, a joint operation providing military support capabilities to civil authorities to help stabilize and improve the situation in Haiti following a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated the island nation on Jan. 12, 2010. 10HE0120-N-2000D-030 (USN)