180808-N-GX781-0021 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago
180808-N-GX781-0021 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (Aug. 08, 2018) Sailors and multi-national staff man the rails of the Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) as the ship arrives ... More
181130-A-LL671-1002 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 30, 2018)
181130-A-LL671-1002 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 30, 2018) – Ambassador Kevin Whitaker (right), U.S. ambassador to Colombia, prepares to depart the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) after lunch and a tour of the... More
181118-A-UH336-1036 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 18, 2018)
181118-A-UH336-1036 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 18, 2018) Dr. Brenda Martinez (left), from Mexico, and Lt. Kaitlin Vicari, from Glenview, Okla., numbs a patient’s mouth before an oral procedure at a land-based medica... More
USNS Comfort Personnel Treat Patients Aboard the Ship Off the Coast of...
181116-N-FG807-1002 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 16, 2018) - Royal Navy Medical Services Medical Assistant Chelsea Smith, from Llannilleth, Wales, prepares to draw blood from a patient aboard the hospital ship USNS Co... More
Through a Mother's Eyes
181128-N-DH811-1002 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 28, 2018) -- Rubeleth Parra holds her daughter, Emily, a 3-year-old patient, in the pediatric ward aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Emily received su... More
180805-N-GX781-0085 CARIBBEAN SEA (Aug. 05, 2018) Hospital
180805-N-GX781-0085 CARIBBEAN SEA (Aug. 05, 2018) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Emilio Montano conducts tourniquet training aboard the Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). The ship is... More
181118-A-UH336-1046 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 18, 2018)
181118-A-UH336-1046 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 18, 2018) A 9-year-old patient stands in front of his handmade, cardboard replica of the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) at a land-based medical site. Comfort is o... More
180917-N-GX781-0069 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sep. 17, 2018)
180917-N-GX781-0069 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sep. 17, 2018) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Troy Magnuson fires a shot line from the Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) to the fleet replenishment oi... More
180908-N-GX781-0386 CARIBBEAN SEA (Sept. 8, 2018) U.S.
180908-N-GX781-0386 CARIBBEAN SEA (Sept. 8, 2018) U.S. Soldiers fast-rope on the flight deck of the Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) during UNITAS 2018. UNITAS is an annual inter... More
181126-N-CF105-1082 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 26, 2018)
181126-N-CF105-1082 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 26, 2018) – Lt. Cmdr. Charles Sola (center), a dermatologist from Miami, Hospitalman Taylor Hart (left), from Dallas, and Alexandra Cortez, a volunteer from the U.S.... More
180908-N-GX781-0037 CARTAGENA, Colombia (Sept. 8, 2018)
180908-N-GX781-0037 CARTAGENA, Colombia (Sept. 8, 2018) A landing craft utility (LCU) attached to Beachmaster Unit 2 prepares to land on the beach in Cartagena, Colombia for a humanitarian assistance training e... More
USNS Comfort Personnel Treat Patients Aboard the Ship Off the Coast of...
181126-N-BN355-1009 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 26, 2018) Cmdr. Howard Pryor, from St. Petersburg, Fla., director of surgical services, aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), closes an incision made to r... More
180813-N-GX781-0034 CARIBBEAN SEA (Aug. 13, 2018) Engineman
180813-N-GX781-0034 CARIBBEAN SEA (Aug. 13, 2018) Engineman 3rd Class Murray Witherspoon empties a sight glass from the fuel leadoff system of a main propulsion diesel engine aboard the Whidbey Island-Class Doc... More
181116-N-GN619-1043 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 16, 2018)
181116-N-GN619-1043 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 16, 2018) – Medical personnel perform abdominal surgery on a patient to repair a hernia in the operating room aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). The hospi... More
181121-N-NT747-1186 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 21, 2018)
181121-N-NT747-1186 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 21, 2018) – Chief Personnel Specialist Angie Burns shows Juan Sebastian, a Colombian boy and former patient, a map during his tour of the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-... More
181126-N-DH811-1012 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 26, 2018)
181126-N-DH811-1012 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 26, 2018) – Kerry Sanders, an NBC news reporter, speaks with a young patient and her mother aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort is on an 11-week... More
180902-N-GX781-0117 CARTAGENA, Colombia (Sept. 2, 2018)
180902-N-GX781-0117 CARTAGENA, Colombia (Sept. 2, 2018) Rear Adm. Sean Buck, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command, addresses the crew of the Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD... More
181118-N-DH811-1065 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 18, 2018)
181118-N-DH811-1065 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 18, 2018) – Lt. Kate Allen, an optometrist assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), checks the eye pressure of a patient at a land-based medical site. Comf... More
180831-N-GX781-0051 CARTAGENA, Colombia (Aug. 31, 2018)
180831-N-GX781-0051 CARTAGENA, Colombia (Aug. 31, 2018) Rear Adm. Sean Buck, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command, speaks during the opening ceremony for UNITAS 2018. UNITAS is an annual international ... More
180916-N-GX781-0141 MAYPORT, Fla. (Sep. 16, 2018) The
180916-N-GX781-0141 MAYPORT, Fla. (Sep. 16, 2018) The Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) goes underway following a scheduled port visit. The ship is on deployment supporting Southe... More
181126-N-CF105-1076 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 26, 2018)
181126-N-CF105-1076 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 26, 2018) – Lt. Cmdr. Charles Sola (left), a dermatologist from Miami, and Alexandra Cortez, a volunteer from the U.S. embassy in Colombia, conduct a punch biopsy fo... More
181105-N-GN619-1110 PAITA, Peru (Nov. 5, 2018) – Jose
181105-N-GN619-1110 PAITA, Peru (Nov. 5, 2018) – Jose Huerta Torres, Peruvian minister of defense, meets with a patient in the dental clinic at one of two medical sites. The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20)... More
181109-N-RU084-1057 PANAMA CITY, Panama (Nov. 9, 2018)
181109-N-RU084-1057 PANAMA CITY, Panama (Nov. 9, 2018) Roxanne Cabral, Charge d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Panama, delivers remarks during a press conference held aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-A... More
181115-N-DH811-1017 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 15, 2018)
181115-N-DH811-1017 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 15, 2018) – Sailors, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), unpack supplies at a land-based medical site in preparation to provide five days of medical t... More
181127-A-AY405-1005 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 27, 2018)
181127-A-AY405-1005 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 27, 2018) – Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Michael Mingus, a biomedical technician from Sandusky, Ohio, tests dental equipment to ensure it functions properly at one of... More
181203-A-AY405-1004 (Dec. 3, 2018) CARIBBEAN SEA –
181203-A-AY405-1004 (Dec. 3, 2018) CARIBBEAN SEA – U.S. Navy Capt. Kevin Buss (left), director, nursing services, and Lt. Joseph Crossman, a midwife from Chesapeake, Va., participate in an advanced cardiac life... More
180908-N-GX781-0052 CARTAGENA, Colombia (Sept. 8, 2018)
180908-N-GX781-0052 CARTAGENA, Colombia (Sept. 8, 2018) A landing craft utility (LCU) attached to Beachmaster Unit 2 prepares to land on the beach in Cartagena, Colombia for a humanitarian assistance training e... More
180915-N-GX781-0040 MAYPORT, Fla. (Sep. 15, 2018) The
180915-N-GX781-0040 MAYPORT, Fla. (Sep. 15, 2018) The Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) is moored in Naval Station Mayport Florida for a scheduled port visit. The ship is on deplo... More
181125-N-FG807-1043 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 25, 2018)
181125-N-FG807-1043 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 25, 2018) - Chief Hospital Corpsman Orlando Atencia, from Miami, is interviewed at one of two medical sites as he reunites with his aunt after approximately 10 years... More
180727-N-GX781-0183 CARIBBEAN SEA (July 27, 2018) Gunner's
180727-N-GX781-0183 CARIBBEAN SEA (July 27, 2018) Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Branden Haberek fires a MK 38 25mm during a live fire exercise aboard the Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 4... More
181116-N-SG189-1153 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 16, 2018)
181116-N-SG189-1153 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 16, 2018) - Lt. Daniel Naranjo, a nurse practitioner from Miami, is interviewed by local media at a land-based medical site. The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is... More
180727-N-GX781-0201 CARIBBEAN SEA (July 27, 2018) Gunner's
180727-N-GX781-0201 CARIBBEAN SEA (July 27, 2018) Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Anthony Rubio fires the ship’s MK 38 25mm from the bridge during a live fire exercise aboard the Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship ... More
181201-N-QW737-1105 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Dec. 1, 2018)
181201-N-QW737-1105 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Dec. 1, 2018) – Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Roberto GarciaRazo, from Madera, Calif., packs away gear during a site breakdown at one of two medical sites. The hospital shi... More
181210-N-SG189-1099 TRUJILLO, Honduras (Dec. 10, 2018)
181210-N-SG189-1099 TRUJILLO, Honduras (Dec. 10, 2018) - Lt. j.g. Lauren Williams, from Denver, processes a patient through discharge at one of two medical sites. The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is on ... More
181209-N-CF105-1044 TRUJILLO, Honduras (Dec. 9, 2018)
181209-N-CF105-1044 TRUJILLO, Honduras (Dec. 9, 2018) – Capt. William Shafley, commander, Task Force 49 (center), President Juan Orlando Hernandez of Honduras (center-right), First Lady Ana Rosalinda Garcia Car... More
181106-A-UH336-1025 PAITA, Peru (Nov. 6, 2018) U.S.
181106-A-UH336-1025 PAITA, Peru (Nov. 6, 2018) U.S. Navy Sailors, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), play a friendly game of soccer with Peruvian service members on a naval base in Paita, Per... More
181110-N-RU084-1084 PANAMA CITY, Panama (Nov. 10, 2018)
181110-N-RU084-1084 PANAMA CITY, Panama (Nov. 10, 2018) U.S. Navy Capt. Kevin Buckley (left), commanding officer, Medical Treatment Facility, aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), introduces Rear Adm... More
181128-N-CF105-1005 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 28, 2018)
181128-N-CF105-1005 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 28, 2018) – Honduran army Lt. Stephanie Arriaga, from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, conducts a dental exam for a patient at one of two medical sites. The hospital ship USNS... More
181213-N-BN355-1053 TRUJILLO, Honduras (Dec. 13, 2018)
181213-N-BN355-1053 TRUJILLO, Honduras (Dec. 13, 2018) - Lt. Melissa Mathers (left) and Lt. j.g. Karen Jimenez Gudino (center- left), nurses assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), explain the cle... More
180817-N-GX781-0019 NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba
180817-N-GX781-0019 NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (Aug. 17, 2018) Seaman Torri Yates communicates with the bridge as the Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) moors at Naval Stat... More
180813-N-GX781-0014 CARIBBEAN SEA (Aug. 13, 2018)
180813-N-GX781-0014 CARIBBEAN SEA (Aug. 13, 2018) Electronics Technician 2nd Class Mariana Medina paints a ladderwell aboard the Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). The ship is on ... More
180815-N-GX781-0005 CARIBBEAN SEA (Aug. 15, 2018) Seaman
180815-N-GX781-0005 CARIBBEAN SEA (Aug. 15, 2018) Seaman Apprentice Bryan Atkins conducts preservation on pad eyes in the well deck of the Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). The s... More
In Turbo, Colombia, USNS Comfort Treated 5,587 Patients at a Land-Base...
181121-N-FG807-2001 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 21, 2018) In Turbo, Colombia, the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) treated 5,587 patients at a land-based medical site and aboard the ship. Comfort is on an 11-week... More
180727-N-GX781-0087 CARIBBEAN SEA (July 27, 2018) The
180727-N-GX781-0087 CARIBBEAN SEA (July 27, 2018) The Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) fires its close-in weapon system during a live fire exercise. The ship is on deployment sup... More
180908-N-GX781-0063 CARTAGENA, Colombia (Sept. 8, 2018)
180908-N-GX781-0063 CARTAGENA, Colombia (Sept. 8, 2018) Sailors with a landing craft utility (LCU) attached to Beachmaster Unit 2 prepare a beach for landing in Cartagena, Colombia for a humanitarian assistance... More
181210-N-NT747-1027 TRUJILLO, Honduras (Dec. 10, 2018)
181210-N-NT747-1027 TRUJILLO, Honduras (Dec. 10, 2018) – Lt. Ya Li, from Littleton, Colo., performs a dental operation on a patient at one of two medical sites. The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is on an... More
180901-N-GX781-0006 CARTAGENA, Colombia (Sept. 1, 2018)
180901-N-GX781-0006 CARTAGENA, Colombia (Sept. 1, 2018) Multinational service members participate in a maritime interdiction operations (MIO) symposium during UNITAS 2018 in Cartagena, Colombia. UNITAS is an an... More
180917-N-GX781-0138 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sep. 17, 2018)
180917-N-GX781-0138 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sep. 17, 2018) Sailors observe as the Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) conducts an underway replenishment with the fleet replenishment oiler U... More
181206-N-BN355-1018 TRUJILLO, Honduras (Dec. 6, 2018)
181206-N-BN355-1018 TRUJILLO, Honduras (Dec. 6, 2018) – Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Michelle Sheldrew, from Mundelein, Ill. takes a patient’s blood pressure at one of two medical sites. The hospital ship USNS C... More
181201-N-QW737-1229 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Dec. 1, 2018)
181201-N-QW737-1229 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Dec. 1, 2018) –Tech. Sgt. Jon Ackerman (left), from Tampa Bay, Fla. and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Curt Thompson, from Whitehall, N.Y., pack away gear during a site breakd... More
181126-N-SG189-1111 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 26, 2018)
181126-N-SG189-1111 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 26, 2018) - Hospitalman Matt Mattozzi, from Fredricksburg, Va. poses for a photo while running tests on blood drawn from a patient at one of two medical sites. The h... More
180910-N-GX781-0133, US Navy Photogrpah
180910-N-GX781-0133 CARTAGENA, Colombia (Sept. 10, 2018) The Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) is in Cartagena, Colombia for the closing day of UNITAS 2018. UNITAS is an annual in... More
180810-N-GX781-0094 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago
180810-N-GX781-0094 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (Aug. 10, 2018) Commander Fiona Halbritter, commanding officer of the Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), paints a fence duri... More
180820-N-GX781-0021 CARIBBEAN SEA (Aug. 18, 2018)
180820-N-GX781-0021 CARIBBEAN SEA (Aug. 18, 2018) Boatswain's Mate Seaman Elizabeth Arnold stands forward lookout on the Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). The ship is on deployme... More
181114-N-CF105-1045 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 14, 2018)
181114-N-CF105-1045 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 14, 2018) – Lt. Cmdr. Paul Roszko, from Portsmouth, Va. and officer in charge at a land-based medical site, briefs volunteer translators from local universities. The ho... More
181130-N-CF105-1055 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 30, 2018)
181130-N-CF105-1055 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 30, 2018) – Hospitalman Jerusha Hainsworth, from Lake Havasu, Ariz., measures the height of a young patient at one of two medical sites. The hospital ship USNS Comfo... More
180820-N-GX781-0062 CARIBBEAN SEA (Aug. 18, 2018) The
180820-N-GX781-0062 CARIBBEAN SEA (Aug. 18, 2018) The Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) sails in the Caribbean Sea. The ship is on deployment supporting Southern Seas, which is an... More
181206-N-LL146-1184 TRUJILLO, Honduras (Dec. 6, 2018)
181206-N-LL146-1184 TRUJILLO, Honduras (Dec. 6, 2018) The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is anchored off the coast of Honduras as part of an 11-week medical support mission to Central and South America as... More
180905-N-GX781-0219 CARIBBEAN SEA (Sept. 5, 2018) The
180905-N-GX781-0219 CARIBBEAN SEA (Sept. 5, 2018) The Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) conducts a live fire exercise with the Mk. 38 25mm during UNITAS 2018. UNITAS is an annual ... More
181104-N-GN619-1331 PAITA, Peru (Nov. 4, 2018) – Oral
181104-N-GN619-1331 PAITA, Peru (Nov. 4, 2018) – Oral surgery is performed on Pedro Anton, 8, in an operating room aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort is on an 11-week medical support missi... More
181112-N-DH811-1043 CARIBBEAN SEA (Nov. 12, 2018) –
181112-N-DH811-1043 CARIBBEAN SEA (Nov. 12, 2018) – The dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) to bring on fuel. ... More
180814-N-GX781-0019 CARTAGENA, Colombia (Aug. 14, 2018)
180814-N-GX781-0019 CARTAGENA, Colombia (Aug. 14, 2018) Sailors aboard the Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) conduct crane operations as the ship in Cartagena, Colombia for a sche... More
181206-N-NT747-1050 TRUJILLO, Honduras (Dec. 6, 2018)
181206-N-NT747-1050 TRUJILLO, Honduras (Dec. 6, 2018) – Lt. Cmdr. Vincent Ackerman, from Bancroft, Idaho, moves supplies into designated areas in preparation for patient treatment at one of two medical sites. T... More
180902-N-GX781-0008 CARTAGENA, Colombia (Sept. 2, 2018)
180902-N-GX781-0008 CARTAGENA, Colombia (Sept. 2, 2018) Rear Adm. Sean Buck, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command, shakes hands with Capt. Brian J. Diebold, commodore of Destroyer Squadron 40, as Vice ... More
180817-N-GX781-0003 NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba
180817-N-GX781-0003 NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (Aug. 17, 2018) Sailors man the rails as the Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) pulls in to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cub... More
180908-N-GX781-0289 CARIBBEAN SEA (Sept. 8, 2018) Colombian
180908-N-GX781-0289 CARIBBEAN SEA (Sept. 8, 2018) Colombian Marines fast-rope onto the flight deck of Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) during UNITAS 2018. UNITAS is an annual int... More
180805-N-GX781-0085 CARIBBEAN SEA (Aug. 05, 2018) Hospital
180805-N-GX781-0085 CARIBBEAN SEA (Aug. 05, 2018) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Devon Holley conducts casualty evacuation training aboard the Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). The ... More
181121-N-NT747-1131 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 21, 2018)
181121-N-NT747-1131 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 21, 2018) – Chief Personnel Specialist Angie Burns gives Juan Sebastian, a Colombian boy and former patient, Task Force 49 patch during his tour of the hospital ship US... More
180822-N-GX781-0089 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago
180822-N-GX781-0089 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (Aug. 22, 2018) The Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) arrives in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago for a scheduled port vis... More
180825-N-GX781-0068 SANTA MARTA, Colombia (Aug. 25,
180825-N-GX781-0068 SANTA MARTA, Colombia (Aug. 25, 2018) Sailors handle line as the Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) is moored at Santa Marta, Colombia for a scheduled port visi... More
180905-N-GX781-0007 CARIBBEAN SEA (Sept. 5, 2018) Lt.
180905-N-GX781-0007 CARIBBEAN SEA (Sept. 5, 2018) Lt. j.g. Jaime Bromley works with international staff aboard the Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) during UNITAS 2018. UNITAS is ... More
181113-A-FQ664-1186 CARIBBEAN SEA (Nov. 13, 2018) –
181113-A-FQ664-1186 CARIBBEAN SEA (Nov. 13, 2018) – Hospital corpsmen, aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), perform a diagnostic test on a portable Mini X-ray. Comfort is on an 11-week medical suppo... More
181110-N-LL146-1075 PANAMA CITY, Panama (Nov. 10, 2018)
181110-N-LL146-1075 PANAMA CITY, Panama (Nov. 10, 2018) U.S. Navy Capt. Kevin Buckley (left), commanding officer, Medical Treatment Facility aboard the hospital ship, USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), presents Ambassador... More
181203-A-AY405-1023 (Dec. 3, 2018) CARIBBEAN SEA –
181203-A-AY405-1023 (Dec. 3, 2018) CARIBBEAN SEA – Clarissa Sema, a clinical pharmacist from Gilbert, Ariz. and a member of the Pre-dental Society, University of California San Diego, acts as scribe for an adva... More
180827-N-GX781-0019 CARTAGENA, Colombia (Aug. 27, 2018)
180827-N-GX781-0019 CARTAGENA, Colombia (Aug. 27, 2018) Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Lester Jones tracks the distance to the pier as the Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) pulls in t... More
180907-N-GX781-0023 CARIBBEAN SEA (Sept. 7, 2018) Colombian
180907-N-GX781-0023 CARIBBEAN SEA (Sept. 7, 2018) Colombian Marine Cadets perform physical training in the well deck of the Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) during UNITAS 2018. U... More
181129-N-DH811-1037 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 29, 2018)
181129-N-DH811-1037 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 29, 2018) – Lt. j.g. Alfred Canoy, a laboratory specialist assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), draws blood from a patient at one of two medical sit... More
180810-N-GX781-0035 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago
180810-N-GX781-0035 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (Aug. 10, 2018) Command Master Chief Kimberly Ferguson, takes a selfie with a Sailor stationed on the Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Ha... More
180911-N-GX781-0046 CARTAGENA, Colombia (Sept. 11,
180911-N-GX781-0046 CARTAGENA, Colombia (Sept. 11, 2018) Rear Admiral Linda Wackerman speaks during the closing ceremony of UNITAS 2018. UNITAS is an annual international exercise in the U.S. Southern Command a... More
181112-N-SG189-1039 CARIBBEAN SEA (Nov. 12, 2018) -
181112-N-SG189-1039 CARIBBEAN SEA (Nov. 12, 2018) - Hospitalman Alyssa Barber, from Sumter, S.C., performs a song for a Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) talent show aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T... More
181116-N-GN619-1024 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 16, 2018)
181116-N-GN619-1024 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 16, 2018) – Cmdr. Howard Pryor (right), from St. Petersburg, Fla., and Lt. Cmdr. Mark Johnson, from Pittsfield, Mass., perform abdominal surgery on a patient to repair ... More
180912-N-GX781-0033 CARIBBEAN SEA (Sept. 12, 2018)
180912-N-GX781-0033 CARIBBEAN SEA (Sept. 12, 2018) Damage Controlman 2nd Class Carlasha Burse transports a simulated casualty during an emergency flight quarters drill aboard the Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landi... More
180917-N-GX781-0019 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sep. 17, 2018)
180917-N-GX781-0019 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sep. 17, 2018) Sailors observe as the Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) comes alongside the fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-... More
181101-N-DH811-1042 PAITA, Peru (Nov. 1, 2018) – Chief
181101-N-DH811-1042 PAITA, Peru (Nov. 1, 2018) – Chief Hospital Corpsman Manuel Aponte-Blanco, a Peruvian-American, speaks with patients in the casualty receiving area aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-A... More
181125-N-FG807-1047 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 25, 2018)
181125-N-FG807-1047 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 25, 2018) Sailors, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), set up chairs for patient-use at one of two medical sites. Comfort is on an 11-week medical ... More
181206-N-NT747-1106 TRUJILLO, Honduras (Dec. 6, 2018)
181206-N-NT747-1106 TRUJILLO, Honduras (Dec. 6, 2018) – Sailors, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), move crutches into the physical therapy area in preparation for patient treatment at one of... More
180822-N-GX781-0095 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago
180822-N-GX781-0095 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (Aug. 22, 2018) Quartermaster 2nd Class Nick Wyatt hoists the colors of Trinidad and Tobago as the Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall ... More
180908-N-GX781-0164 CARTAGENA, Colombia (Sept. 8, 2018)
180908-N-GX781-0164 CARTAGENA, Colombia (Sept. 8, 2018) Simulated casualties await treatment during a humanitarian assistance training exercise for UNITAS 2018. UNITAS is an annual international exercise in the... More
180813-N-GX781-0045 CARIBBEAN SEA (Aug. 13, 2018) Seaman
180813-N-GX781-0045 CARIBBEAN SEA (Aug. 13, 2018) Seaman Justin Slezak washes dishes in the scullery aboard the Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). The ship is on deployment suppor... More
180917-N-GX781-0111 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sep. 17, 2018)
180917-N-GX781-0111 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sep. 17, 2018) Sailors heave line as the Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) conducts an underway replenishment with the fleet replenishment oile... More
181106-A-UH336-1064 PAITA, Peru (Nov. 6, 2018) U.S.
181106-A-UH336-1064 PAITA, Peru (Nov. 6, 2018) U.S. Navy Sailors, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), exchange gifts with Peruvian service members after a friendly game of soccer on a naval ba... More
181125-N-NT747-1037 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 25, 2018)
181125-N-NT747-1037 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 25, 2018) – Hospitalman Jesse Kemper (left), from Ada, Minn., and Lt. Michael Roller, from Indianapolis, prepare children’s multivitamins in preparation for patient ... More
181128-N-SG189-1074 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 28, 2018)
181128-N-SG189-1074 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 28, 2018) - Walter Naira, a doctor in the Honduran navy, tests a patient's grip strength in the general medicine department at one of two medical sites. The hospital... More
181130-N-SG189-1033 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 30, 2018)
181130-N-SG189-1033 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 30, 2018) - Lt. Andrew Winslow, from Edenprarie, Minn., examines a young patient at one of two medical sites. The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is on an 11-we... More
181213-N-CF105-1044 TRUJILLO, Honduras (Dec. 13, 2018)
181213-N-CF105-1044 TRUJILLO, Honduras (Dec. 13, 2018) – Comfort leadership pose for a group photo with Carlos Ramon Aguilar, governor of Colon (center-back) after the closing ceremony held at Fort Santa Barbra... More
180808-N-GX781-0246 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago
180808-N-GX781-0246 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (Aug. 08, 2018) Distinguished visitors and crew aboard the Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) pose for a photo in the well de... More
181130-N-SG189-1088 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 30, 2018)
181130-N-SG189-1088 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 30, 2018) - Ensign Maggie Anater, from Lancaster, Pa., takes a young patient’s vitals at one of two medical sites. The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is on an ... More
181210-N-SG189-1050 TRUJILLO, Honduras (Dec. 10, 2018)
181210-N-SG189-1050 TRUJILLO, Honduras (Dec. 10, 2018) - Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Joe Hernandez, from Mission, Texas, processes a patient’s prescription in the pharmacy department at one of two medical sites.... More
181113-N-GN619-1005 CARIBBEAN SEA (Nov. 13, 2018) –
181113-N-GN619-1005 CARIBBEAN SEA (Nov. 13, 2018) – Ensign Rachel Martin, from Kingston, Mass., paints a mural on the wall of the pediatric ward aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort is on an... More
180813-N-GX781-0026 CARIBBEAN SEA (Aug. 13, 2018) Engineman
180813-N-GX781-0026 CARIBBEAN SEA (Aug. 13, 2018) Engineman 2nd Class Colton Boone takes readings from a main propulsion diesel engine aboard the Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44)... More