ARLINGTON, Va. - The Defense Department plans to deploy its East Coast hospital ship USNS Comfort to the U.S. Southern Command region during the fall. The hospital ship will conduct medical assistance in support of regional partners. At each port visit, USNS Comfort typically provides medical assistance to thousands of people. USNS Comfort last visited the region in 2019, prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. It provided medical care in 12 Central and South American countries, and the Caribbean. The Navy is procuring medical versions of the south Alabama-based Austal USA-built expeditionary fast transport ship to provide medical care for military operations and humanitarian care and disaster relief. (Source: Seapower 07/28/22) Hospital Ship USNS Comfort to Deploy to Southern Command Region - Seapower (seapowermagazine.org)
Regional Note: Personnel assigned to the hospital ship typically come from East and Gulf Coast Navy medical commands. On previous tours, personnel from medical commands in NW Florida, Mississippi and New Orleans have served in USNS Comfort.
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