171026-N-MU198-051 CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 26, 2017) Sailors embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) escort patients to an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, assigned to C Co., 6th Battalion, Combat Aviation Brigade, after receiving care aboard the ship. Comfort is operating in the vicinity of Ponce, Puerto Rico, to provide medical services with additional visits being planned around the island. The Health and Human Services and Puerto Rico Department of Health representatives are prioritizing patients at each stop prior to Comfort’s arrival. The Depar
171026-N-MU198-051 CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 26, 2017) Sailors embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) escort patients to an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, assigned to C Co., 6th Battalion, Combat Aviation Brigade, after receiving care aboard the ship. Comfort is operating in the vicinity of Ponce, Puerto Rico, to provide medical services with additional visits being planned around the island. The Health and Human Services and Puerto Rico Department of Health representatives are prioritizing patients at each stop prior to Comfort’s arrival. The Department of Defense is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Maria to minimize suffering and is one component of the overall whole-of- government response effort. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Danny Ray Nuñez )
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