USNS Comfort Medical Evacuation
CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 6, 2017) - Sailors embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) receive a patient from Menonita Hospital in Caguas, Puerto Rico, during a medical evacuation. MH-60S Seahawk helicopters, attached to the "Sea Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22 embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) and Comfort supported the patient transfer. Comfort arrived in the Arecibo-Manati region to provide medical services with additional visits being planned around the island. The U.S. 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. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ernest R. Scott/Released)
