Navy Lt. Richard Ellis, a native of Panama City and the battalion surgeon for Task Force 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, speaks with Iraqi medical practitioners about future medical training possibilities at Karmah Hospital. The hospital opened its doors November 15 after years of construction. - Navy Lt. Richard Ellis, a native of Panama City and the battalion surgeon for Task Force 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, speaks with Iraqi medical practitioners about future medical training possibilities at Karmah Hospital. The hospital opened its doors November 15 after years of construction.