190614-N-IA905-1009 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 14, 2019) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 1st Class Kacy T. Hoffer, from Santa Barbara, California, signals to an MH-60S Seahawk assigned to the “Dragon Whales” of More
190615-N-IA905-1004 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 15, 2019) Sailors prepare cargo pallets for a vertical replenishment aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort is working with health and government partn More
190619-N-MU198-1016 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 19, 2019) Ensign Bobby Bradford III, from Edina, Minn., provides medical training to Sailors aboard hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort is working with health More
190620-N-AM903-1015 CARIBBEAN SEA (June 20, 2019) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Evan Davis from Fort Collins, Colo., provides medical training to Sailors aboard hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort is wo More
190621-A-OQ942-1003 CARIBBEAN SEA (June 21, 2019) Phill Jones, a Military Sealift Command Crew member mans the helm on the bridge aboard hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort is working with health and More
190622-N-MX527-1059 CARIBBEAN SEA (June 22, 2019) Lt. Kevin Kneisler briefs a group of Sailors during passenger training on the flight deck aboard hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort is working with h More
190623-A-OQ942-1044 PANAMA CANAL (June 23, 2019) The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) transits through the Panama Canal. Comfort is working with health and government partners in Central America, South Ame More
190624-N-AM903-1036 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 24, 2019) Lt. Cmdr. Donald Lucas, a Navy doctor (left), treats a patient during a mass casualty drill aboard hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort is working with More
190624-N-IA905-1001 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 24, 2019) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Roque Ramirez, from Falfurrias, Texas, removes chocks and chains from an MH-60S Seahawk as it prepares to take of More
190626-N-BV658-1019 MANTA, Ecuador (June 26, 2019) Sailors deployed aboard hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) unload medical supplies at a temporary medical treatment site. Comfort is working with health and More
190626-N-IA905-1067 MANTA, Ecuador (June 26, 2019) Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 1st Class Peter Lagosh from Milwaukee, Wis., and Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Matt C. Braaten, from Virginia Beach, Va More
190628-N-FO574-1087 Manta, Ecuador (June 28, 2019) Vice President of Ecuador, Otto Sonnenholzner, speaks during the Comfort Deployment 2019 opening ceremony. USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is working with health and go More
190629-A-OQ942-1001 MANTA, Ecuador (June 29, 2019) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Indigo Duenas (left) from Fort Walton Beach, Fl., assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), shows a patient stretches d More
190630-N-IA905-1077 MANTA, Ecuador (June 30, 2019) The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is moored in the port of Manta, Euador. Comfort is working with health and government partners in Central America, Sou More
190702-A-OQ942-1027 MANTA, Ecuador (July 2, 2019) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Eric McCarty, from Bozeman, Montana, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), proves physical therapy to a patient at a More
An infographic displaying the number of patients treated during the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20)'s medical missions stop in Manta, Ecuador as a part of Comfort Deployment 2019. Comfort is working with h More
190708-N-AM903-1013 CALLAO, Peru (July 8, 2019) Sailors assigned to USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) set up a U.S. Navy medical site. Comfort is working with health and government partners in Central America, South Ameri More
190711-A-OQ942-1002 CALLAO, Peru (July 11, 2019) Lt. Cmdr. Chris sellers from Quitman, MI (Left) and Dental tech Anthony Serpico form Plains PA sew up a patients mouth at a temporary medical facility assigned t More
190712-A-OQ942-1001 CALLAO, Peru (June 12, 2019) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Vincent Franks, from Burlington N.C. (left) and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Emmanuel Quinloy, from San Diego, assigned to the hospita More
190713-N-AM903-1008 CALLAO, Peru (July 13, 2019) Army Capt. Walter Hinman, a dentist, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), conducts a dental exam while Peruvian naval officers observe during a More
190715-N-IA905-1004 CALLAO, Peru (July 15, 2019) Lt. Cmdr. John Rashap, officer in charge of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 Det. 5, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), right, meets with Per More
190716-N-AM903-1015 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 16, 2019) USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) conducted practices maneuvering exercises with the Peruvian ship BAP Tacna (ARL-158). Comfort is working with health and government partn More
An infographic displaying the number of patients treated during the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20)'s medical missions stop in Callao, Peru as a part of Comfort Deployment 2019. Comfort is working with hea More
190718-N-MU198-1035 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 18, 2019) Hospitalman Rebecca Rosado, from Elmont, New York, takes muster of crew members during an abandon ship drill aboard hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfor More
190719-N-FO574-1005 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2019) Ensign Ana C. Gonzalez, a Navy nurse, teaches Sailors medical terminology in Spanish aboard hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort is working with health More
190720-N-FO574-1031 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 20, 2019) The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) color guard parades the colors during a change of command ceremony. Comfort is working with health and government partn More
190723-N-BV658-2011 PUNTARENAS, Costa Rica (July 23, 2019) Hospitalman Danielle Duque, left, from Los Angeles, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), screens a patient at a temporary medical tre More
190724-A-OQ942-1032 PUNTARENAS, Costa Rica (June 24, 2019) Capt. Jennifer Munhofen, an Army veterinarian, and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Rodolfo Navarro, both assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 2 More
190725-N-BV658-1018 PUNTARENAS, Costa Rica (July 25, 2019) Sailors assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), perform dental procedures at a temporary medical treatment site. Comfort is working with More
190726-A-OQ942-1001 PUNTARENAS Costa Rica (June 26, 2019) Pfc. Megan Yurko, from Wheeling, W.Va., assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), plays with dogs at the " Land of the Strays" animal shelte More
190726-N-AM903-1006 PUNTARENAS, Costa Rica (July 26, 2019) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Michael Chajon, from Yucca Valley, Calif., assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), takes a child's vital sign More
190728-N-IA905-1011 PUNTARENAS, Costa Rica (July 28, 2019) The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is anchored off the coast of Puntarenas, Costa Rica as the ship wraps up a medical mission. Comfort is working More
190731-N-DZ642-1016 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 31, 2019) Crew members muster on the flight deck aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) during an abandon ship drill. Comfort is working with health and governme More
U.S. Navy Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Brandon Palmer, attached to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), acts as an unconscious survivor during a rescue swimmer subject matter expert exchange wit More
190804-N-AM903-1020 PANAMA CANAL (August 4, 2019) Sailors assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) man the rails as the ship transits through the Panama Canal. Comfort is working with health and gov More
190806-N-FO574-1008 COLON, Panama (Aug. 6, 2019) Hospitalman Preston James Villadoz, from Las Vegas, left, and Hospitalman Thomas Dunnett, from Lakeville, Minn., right, practice drawing blood aboard the hospita More
190808-A-OQ942-1020 COLON, Panama (Aug. 8, 2019) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Trenice Burr, from New Orleans, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (A-TH 20), prepares a patient for an x-ray at a temporary More
190809-N-BV658-1023 COLON, Panama (Aug. 9, 2019) Cmdr. Christopher Abbott, a Navy doctor assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20, examines a patients eyes at a temporary medical treatment site. Com More
190810-A-OQ942-1007 COLON, Panama (Aug. 10, 2019) Cmdr. Mary Gracia, from McAllen, Texas, assigned to hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), examines a young girl for hernia at a temporary medical treatment site More
190811-N-AM903-1003 COLON, Panama (Aug. 11, 2019) A child receives an eye exam at a temporary medical treatment site. The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is working with health and government partners in C More
190812-A-ZB549-0191 Colon, PANAMA (August 12, 2019) Deborah Falch, right, a physician from the University of California, San Diego, and Canadian army Cpl. Mark Dixon, left, both working with the hospital ship U More
An infographic displaying the number of patients treated during the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20)'s medical missions stop in Colon, Panama as a part of Comfort Deployment 2019. Comfort is working with he More
190816-N-BV658-1098 CARIBBEAN SEA (Aug. 16, 2019) Sailors direct an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter assigned to the “Dragon Whales” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28, transports replenishments to the hospital ship More
190818-N-IA905-1025 SANTA MARTA, Colombia (Aug. 18, 2019) Lt. Laura Collier, from Nashville, N.C., assigned to the “Dragon Whales” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28, pilots an MH-60S Seahawk while transporti More
SANTA MARTA, Colombia (Aug. 19, 2019) Nikiana Arenas, a volunteer with the Venezuelan American Medical Association, and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Evan Davis, from Fort Collins, Co., attached to the hospital More
190820-N-AM903-1013 SANTA MARTA, Colombia (Aug. 20, 2019) Capt. Gabriel Lee, a Navy pediatrician assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), examines a young patient with at a temporary medical treatm More
Members of the U.S. Navy Fleet Forces Band assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), performs for children at an elementary school in Santa Marta, Colombia, Aug. 23, 2019. Comfort is working with he More
President of Colombia, Iván Duque Márquez, greets a child in the intensive care unit during a tour of the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), while anchored off the coast of Santa Marta, Colombia, Aug. 25, 20 More
Alex Azar, U.S. health and human services secretary, speaks during a closing ceremony for the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) at Santa Marta, Colombia, Aug. 25. Comfort is working with health and governmen More
The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is anchored off the coast of La Brea, Trinidad and Tobago as the ship prepares for a five-day medical mission. Comfort is working with health and government partners in More
U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Evan Butlin, right, a doctor assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), and Trinbagonian doctor Shem Ramsattan explain treatment options to a patient at a temporary medical treatm More
U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jennifer Eng-Kulawy, a pediatrician assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), applies fluoride to a small boy's teeth at a temporary medical treatment site in La Brea, Trinidad, More
U.S. Army Spc. Mario Alicea, a veterinary technician assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), shows where an air pocket can develop when a dog is dehydrated during a subject matter expert exchange More
A nurse assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), uses lidocaine, to numb a patient’s mouth prior to dental surgery at a temporary medical treatment site care in Point Fortin, Trinidad, Sept. 10, 20 More
The U.S. Navy 4th fleet band, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), delivers a performance to a Grenadian boys high school in St. George's, Grenada, Sept. 18, 2019. Comfort is working with healt More
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Madison Kirk, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), teaches stretching exercises to a Grenadian woman at a temporary medical treatment site in St. George's, More
An infographic displaying the number of patients treated during the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20)'s medical missions stop in St. George's, Grenada as a part of Comfort Deployment 2019. Comfort is working More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Tate Kildonas, a doctor assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), explains to a woman how to use resistance bands to improve her range of motion at a temporary medical treatment si More
U.S. Sailors assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) check Saint Lucian patients in to a temporary medical treatment site in Castries, Saint Lucia, Sept. 26, 2019. Comfort is working with health an More
Mexican navy Lt. Marcela Perez Martinez, attached to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), examines a Saint Lucian woman experiencing headaches and migraines at a temporary medical treatment site in Castrie More
U.S. Navy Musician 2nd Class Adam Smolonsky, a U.S. Fleet Forces Band assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), shows a student interested in playing the bass guitar new techniques in Castries, St. More
Karen Monnie Weeks, a community pharmacist with the Saint Lucia Ministry of Health, consults a woman about her medication at a temporary medical treatment site run by medical staff from the hospital ship USNS C More
U.S. Surgeon General Vice Adm. Jerome Adams, gives his remarks during the closing ceremony for the hospital ship USNS Comfort’s (T-AH 20) six-day medical mission in Castries, Saint Lucia Sept. 30, 2019. Comfort More
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Jemetria Miles, left, and Lt. Cmdr. Nathaniel Williams, right, a dentist assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), extract a Saint Lucian man’s tooth at a tempo More
U.S. Navy Capt. Patrick Amersbach, commanding officer, Military Treatment Facility aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), left, explains the capabilities of the ship to the Prime Minister of Saint Luc More
The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) completed a six-day medical mission in Saint Lucia. Comfort is working with health and government partners in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean to provid More
The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is anchored off the coast of Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis as it prepares for a six-day medical mission, Oct. 3, 2019. Comfort is working with health and government pa More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Davonte Roberts, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), sets up a satellite dish used for wireless communication at a temporary medical treatment site in Basseterre, St. More
U.S. Navy Hospitalman Andrew Baats, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), plays soccer with a group of boys during a community outreach event in Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis, Oct. 6, 2019. Co More
U.S. Navy Retail Specialist 1st Class Chris Smigiel, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), escorts a Kittian woman at a temporary medical treatment site in Basseterre, St. Kitts, Oct. 7, 2019. C More
Midshipman Norris Fyfield Jr, a St. Kitts and Nevis coast guard diver, and Argentinian navy Lt. Gustavo Gonzalez, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), put on dive gear off the coast of St. Kitt More
U.S. Navy Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Benjamin Lazarus, assigned to the “Dragon Whales” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28, attached to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), jumps from an MH-6 More
The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is anchored off the coast of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic as it prepares for a six-day medical mission, Oct. 14, 2019. Comfort is working with health and government More
An infograph showing the total number of patients seen during the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) medical mission in St Kitts and Nevis. Comfort is working with health and government partners in Central Am More
Canadian army Maj. Ian Buckley, a dentist assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), extracts nine decayed teeth from a Dominican woman at a temporary medical treatment site in Santo Domingo, Dominic More
U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Brad Perich, left, and Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Solomon Sum, right, both assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), help students at a vocational school in Santo Domingo, Domini More
U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jennifer Eng-Kulawy, a doctor assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), examines a young boy’s throat at a temporary medical treatment site in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, More
U.S. Navy Capt. Patrick Amersbach, commanding officer, Medical Treatment Facility aboard the hostpital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), shakes hands with Robin S. Bernstein, U.S. ambassador to the Dominican Republi More
An infographic displaying the number of patients treated during the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20)'s medical missions stop in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic as a part of Comfort Deployment 2019. Comfor More
U.S. Sailors assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) move cargo during a vertical replenishment while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Oct. 23, 2019. Comfort is working with health and government par More
Canadian army Maj. Ian Buckley, a dentist attached to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), extracts decayed teeth from a man at a temporary medical treatment site in Portmore, Jamaica, Oct. 27, 2019. Comfo More
Donald R. Tapia, U.S. ambassador to Jamaica, speaks with patients at a temporary medical treatment site run by medical staff from the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) in Kingston, Jamaica, Oct. 30, 2019. Co More
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Chris Sellers, a dentist assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), extracts the tooth of a Jamaican man at a temporary medical treatment site in Kingston, Jamaica, Oct. 31, 2019. Com More
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Sara Naczas, a nurse assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), helps a boy roll his yo-yo at a temporary medical treatment site in Kingston, Jamaica, Nov. 1, 2019. Comfort is working More
An infographic displaying the number of patients treated during the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20)'s medical missions stop in Kingston, Jamaica as a part of Comfort Deployment 2019. Comfort is working wit More
U.S. Sailors aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) prepare supplies to be transported to a temporary medical treatment site in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti in preparation for a six-day medical mission, Nov. More
U.S. Navy Hospitalman Jonathan Villanueva, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), escorts a woman with abdominal pain to be seen by medical staff at a temporary medical treatment site in Port-Au- More
The United States Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore (WPC 109) cruises past the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), in the waters Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, Nov. 8, 2019. Comfort is working with health and governm More
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Hamma Diallo, a doctor assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), examines a woman’s ear at a temporary medical treatment site in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Nov. 9, 2019. Comfort is worki More
U.S. Sailors assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) issue glasses to patients at a temporary medical treatment site in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Nov. 10, 2019. Comfort is working with health and gove More
An infographic displaying various numerical data from the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20)'s deployment in 2019. Comfort is working with health and government partners in Central America, South America, and More
190614-N-IA905-1024 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 14, 2019) Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Matt C. Braaten, from Virginia Beach, Virginia, assigned to the “Dragon Whales” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) More
190615-N-IA905-1023 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 15, 2019) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Robert Miller, from Jacksonville, Fla., signals to an MH-60S Seahawk assigned to the “Dragon Whales” of Helicopt More
190619-N-MU198-1025 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 19, 2019) Ensign Bobby Bradford III, from Edina, Minn., provides medical training to Sailors aboard hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort is working with health More
190620-N-AM903-1019 CARIBBEAN SEA (June 20, 2019) Lt. Marcelo Alcantar conducts medical training aboard hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort is working with health and government partners in Central Am More
190621-A-OQ942-1004 CARIBBEAN SEA (June 21, 2019) Crew members plot a course at the chart table on the bridge of the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort is working with health and government partners More
190621-A-OQ942-1002 CARIBBEAN SEA (June 21, 2019) John Hartman, a Military Sealift Command Crew member stands lookout on the bridge of the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort is working with health a More
190622-N-MX527-1092 CARIBBEAN SEA (June 22, 2019) Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Matt Braaten, from La Center, Washington, shows Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Evan Davis, from Fort Collins, Colorado, how More