171021-N-MU198-026 CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 21, 2017) Aviation Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Beau Mairi Gomos (left) and Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class William Montgomery remove chocks and chains from an MH-60S Sea Hawk, attached to the "Sea Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22 Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) during a medical evacuation. 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 He


171021-N-MU198-026 CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 21, 2017) Aviation Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Beau Mairi Gomos (left) and Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class William Montgomery remove chocks and chains from an MH-60S Sea Hawk, attached to the "Sea Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22 Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) during a medical evacuation. 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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