200330-N-EV253-1388 NEW YORK HARBOR (March 30, 2020) - The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) transits the Hudson River Channel as the ship arrives in New York City in support of the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts. Comfort will serve as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients currently admitted to shore-based hospitals. This allows shore-based hospitals to focus their efforts on COVID-19 cases. One of the Department of Defense's missions is Defense Support of Civil Authorities. DoD is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agen

---

200330-N-EV253-1388 NEW YORK HARBOR (March 30, 2020) - The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) transits the Hudson River Channel as the ship arrives in New York City in support of the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts. Comfort will serve as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients currently admitted to shore-based hospitals. This allows shore-based hospitals to focus their efforts on COVID-19 cases. One of the Department of Defense's missions is Defense Support of Civil Authorities. DoD is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, as well as state, local and public health authorities in helping protect the health and safety of the American people. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sara Eshleman)

---

Size: 3712px × 5568px
Photo credit: © APFootage / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -ah-19, -ah-20, .., 2nd, 3rd, c2f, c3f, comfort, command, commander, coronavirus, covid-19, fleet, force, forces, hospital, mercy, military, msc, navy, navyhospitalshipscovid19, ncfhp2020, sealift, ships, task, usff, usn, usns, york