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    CONTINUING PROMISE

    Continuing Promise

    Continuing Promise    

    Continuing Promise, executed by U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command / U.S. 4th Fleet, is one of U.S. Southern Command’s premier efforts to bring health care, humanitarian assistance and civic support to communities in Latin America and the Caribbean on behalf of the people of the United States. Since its inception in 2007, mission teams have offered medical, dental and veterinary care to local communities throughout the region. Continuing Promise Teams have also provide small infrastructure... read more

    Highlights

    Greenville Secondary School Concert

    Greenville Secondary School Concert
    06.13.25 | PO2 Alfredo Marron | COMFOURTHFLT
    250613-N-MQ781-1748 GREENVILLE, Grenada (June 13, 2025) Rear Adm. Richard S. Lofgren, vice commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S....
    CP25 DV Visit to Carriacou

    CP25 DV Visit to Carriacou
    06.11.25 | PO2 Deven Fernandez | COMFOURTHFLT
    250612-N-DF135-1125 CARRIACOU, Grenada (June 12, 2025) Rear Adm. Richard S. Lofgren, vice commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th...
    CP25 Subject Matter Expert Engagement

    CP25 Subject Matter Expert Engagement
    06.10.25 | CPL William Hunter | COMFOURTHFLT
    250610-A-LS473-1289 GOUYAVE, Grenada (June 10, 2025) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Stephanie Casarrubias, assigned to the Mercy-class hospital ship...
    USNS Comfort Performs A Cataract Surgery

    USNS Comfort Performs A Cataract Surgery
    06.10.25 | PO2 Deven Fernandez | COMFOURTHFLT
    250611-N-DF135-1134 ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada (June 11, 2025) Lt. Caleb Choi, a resident nurse assigned to the Mercy-class hospital ship USNS...
    CP25 Grenada Medical Site

    CP25 Grenada Medical Site
    06.09.25 | PFC Jordan Bristol | COMFOURTHFLT
    250610-A-DT406-1014 ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada (June 10, 2025) Lt. Cmdr. Jared Widder, an ophthalmologist assigned to the Mercy-class hospital ship...
    USNS Comfort Arrives in Grenada for Continuing Promise 2025

    USNS Comfort Arrives in Grenada for...
    06.09.25 | PO2 Thomas Boatright | COMFOURTHFLT
    USNS Comfort arrives in Grenada for the first site visit during Continuing Promise 2025. Continuing Promise 2025 is the 16th iteration of the U.S....
    CP25 Media Engagement

    CP25 Media Engagement
    05.29.25 | CPL William Hunter | COMFOURTHFLT
    NORFOLK, Va. (May 30, 2025) Capt. Ryan Kendall, commodore, Destroyer Squadron 40 (DESRON 40) and Continuing Promise 2025 mission commander, and...
    CP25 Media Engagement

    CP25 Media Engagement
    05.29.25 | CPL William Hunter | COMFOURTHFLT
    Capt. Kathryn M. Stewart, executive officer, USNS Comfort Medical Treatment Facility, greets local civilian media aboard Mercy-class hospital ship...
    Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 Detachment 3 Conducts Flight Operations Aboard USNS Comfort

    Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26...
    12.12.22 | PO2 Juel Foster | COMFOURTHFLT
    JEREMIE, Haiti (Dec. 12, 2022) Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Bryce Batiancela, assigned to the "Chargers" of Helicopter Sea Combat...
    CP22-Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief Training

    CP22-Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief...
    12.02.22 | PO1 Donald White | COMFOURTHFLT
    SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Dec. 2, 2022) The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) anchored off the coast of Santo Domingo, Dominican...
    BLS - Hospital Dr. Francisco E. Moscoso Puello - CP22

    BLS - Hospital Dr. Francisco E. Moscoso...
    11.28.22 | SGT Ruben Rodriguez | COMFOURTHFLT
    SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Nov. 28, 2022) HM2 Joahana Chi, attached to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), instructs how to do CPR...
    USNS COMFORT ARRIVES IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FOR CONTINUING PROMISE

    USNS COMFORT ARRIVES IN DOMINICAN...
    11.27.22 | SN Deven Fernandez | COMFOURTHFLT
    221127-N-DF135-1022 SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Nov. 27, 2022) – The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) sits anchored in the harbor of...
    COMFORT SURGEON REPAIRS CHILD'S BIRTH DEFECT IN CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA

    COMFORT SURGEON REPAIRS CHILD'S BIRTH...
    11.17.22 | PO2 Ethan Soto | COMFOURTHFLT
    221117-N-VQ41-1068 CARTAGENA, Colombia (Nov. 17, 2022) Lt. Cmdr. April Gilbrech, a preoperative nurse from Beachgrove, Indiana, assigned to...
    CP22-School Painting COMREL

    CP22-School Painting COMREL
    11.16.22 | PO1 Donald White | COMFOURTHFLT
    CARTAGENA, Colombia (Nov. 17, 2022) Hospitalman Ramesh Dahal, from Nepal and assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), takes a selfie...
    Medical Site - Colombia - CP22

    Medical Site - Colombia - CP22
    11.15.22 | PO1 Benjamin Lewis | COMFOURTHFLT
    221115-N-TR141-1368 CARTAGENA, Colombia (Nov. 15, 2022) Stephanie Hernandez and Laura Ramirez Cardona, medical residents of dermatology in...
    CP22 - WPS Provides Medical Care at Juan Fe

    CP22 - WPS Provides Medical Care at Juan Fe
    11.15.22 | PO3 Sophia Simons | COMFOURTHFLT
    221115-N-LP924-1044 CARTAGENA, Colombia (Nov. 15, 2022) Cmdr. Angela Roldan-Whitaker, from Bogota, Colombia, assigned to the hospital ship USNS...
    USNS Comfort Takes on Patients in Colombia

    USNS Comfort Takes on Patients in Colombia
    11.12.22 | PO2 Juel Foster | COMFOURTHFLT
    CARTAGENA, Colombia (Nov. 12, 2022) Hospital Corpsman Cody Gilman, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), takes a patient's vitals...
    CP22 - CPR Refresher in Honduras

    CP22 - CPR Refresher in Honduras
    11.02.22 | PO3 Sophia Simons | COMFOURTHFLT
    221102-N-LP924-1148 SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (Nov. 02, 2022) Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Jaden Sandi, from Los Angeles, attached to the...

    467 Featured Videos

    USNS Comfort Performs A Cataract Surgery

    USNS Comfort Performs A Cataract Surgery
    06.11.25 | PO2 Deven Fernandez | COMFOURTHFLT
    250611-N-DF135-1001 ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada (June 11, 2025) Surgeons aboard the Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) perform multiple...
    Opening Ceremony In St. George's

    Opening Ceremony In St. George's
    06.10.25 | PO2 Deven Fernandez | COMFOURTHFLT
    250610-N-DF135-1002 ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada (June 10, 2025) The United States Fleet Forces Band and The Royal Grenada Police Force Military perform...
    USNS Comfort Blood Draw

    USNS Comfort Blood Draw
    06.06.25 | PO2 Deven Fernandez | COMFOURTHFLT
    ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 6, 2025) Hospitalman Claire Penn draws blood from Hospitalman Madelyn Hill aboard the Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort...
    USSOUTHCOM Commander Admiral Alvin Holsey tours USNS Comfort

    USSOUTHCOM Commander Admiral Alvin Holsey...
    06.03.25 | SrA Christopher Bermudez | SOUTHCOM
    MIAMI (June 3, 2025) Admiral Alvin Holsey Commander of U.S. Southern Command tours the USNS Comfort June 3, 2025. Comfort is deployed to the U.S....
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    USNS Comfort Prepares Patients for Surgeries

    USNS Comfort Prepares Patients for Surgeries
    06.14.25 | PO2 Deven Fernandez | COMFOURTHFLT
    250614-N-DF135-1058 ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada (June 14, 2025) Royal Canadian Navy Lt. Kate Stevens, assigned to the Mercy-class hospital ship USNS...
    USNS Comfort Prepares Patients for Surgeries

    USNS Comfort Prepares Patients for Surgeries
    06.14.25 | PO2 Deven Fernandez | COMFOURTHFLT
    250614-N-DF135-1047 ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada (June 14, 2025) Royal Canadian Navy Lt. Kate Stevens, assigned to the Mercy-class hospital ship USNS...
    USNS Comfort Prepares Patients for Surgeries

    USNS Comfort Prepares Patients for Surgeries
    06.14.25 | PO2 Deven Fernandez | COMFOURTHFLT
    250614-N-DF135-1021 ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada (June 14, 2025) Royal Canadian Navy Lt. Kate Stevens, assigned to the Mercy-class hospital ship USNS...
    USNS Comfort Prepares Patients for Surgeries

    USNS Comfort Prepares Patients for Surgeries
    06.14.25 | PO2 Deven Fernandez | COMFOURTHFLT
    250614-N-DF135-1015 ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada (June 14, 2025) Sailors assigned to the Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) care for a...
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    208 Featured Stories

    USNS Comfort Arrives in Grenada for Continuing Promise 2025

    USNS Comfort Arrives in Grenada for...
    06.09.25 | PO2 Thomas Boatright | COMFOURTHFLT
    USNS Comfort arrives in Grenada for the first site visit during Continuing Promise 2025. Continuing Promise 2025 is the 16th iteration of the U.S....
    USNS Comfort Departs Norfolk in Support of Continuing Promise 2025

    USNS Comfort Departs Norfolk in Support...
    05.30.25 | LaShawn Sykes | USNMSC
    NORFOLK, Virginia (May 30, 2025) – The U.S. Navy Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed Naval Station Norfolk to begin its...

    Continuing Promise 2024 Concludes
    08.29.24 | LTJG Daniel Ehrlich | COMFOURTHFLT
    U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet’s Continuing Promise 2024 mission concluded with the return of Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10) from the U.S. Southern Command area of operations to Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Aug. 29.
    Continuing the Legacy

    Continuing the Legacy
    08.29.24 | PO2 Adriones Johnson | COMFOURTHFLT
    The Medical Service Corps has supported the U.S. Navy's medical efforts for more than 77 years, but that reached a new level during Continuing...
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    Continuing Promise 2018 Logo

    Continuing Promise 2018 Logo
    12.11.23 | CPO Mike DiMestico | NPASEE
    This logo was created when I was assigned to the Continuing Promise 2018 public affairs team. I thought it was important to distinguish our...