SAN DIEGO - Hospitalman Gage Thomas, a volunteer from Naval Base San Diego Branch Dental Clinic prepares to x-ray veteran Julian Morales during the Veteran’s Village Stand Down. More than 40 dental personnel from Naval Medical Center San Diego volunteered in their personal capacity to provide services to homeless veterans during San Diego’s Veteran Village Stand Down July 13-16. Stand Downs are collaborative events, coordinated between local Department of Veterans Affairs, other government agencies, and community agencies to serve the homeless veterans and provide services such as food, shelter, clothing, medical care, VA and Social Security benefits counseling, and referrals to a variety of other necessary services, such as housing, employment and substance abuse treatment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Anastasia Puscian/HIPAA COMPLETE)