DVIDS - Continuing Promise

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CP25 Syndactyly Surgery Ecuador

07.06.25 | PO2 Alfredo Marron | COMFOURTHFLT

MANTA, Ecuador (July 7, 2025) Plastic surgeons aboard the Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) perform a syndactyly hand surgery on an...

CP25 Ecuador Medsite

07.06.25 | PO2 Alfredo Marron | COMFOURTHFLT

MANTA, Ecuador (July 6, 2025) Lt. Cmdr. Erica Monsees, a public health nurse assigned to the Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20),...

CP25 Vetsite Subject Matter Exchange in...

07.05.25 | SPC Ethan Mccubbins | COMFOURTHFLT

250705-A-TN407-1312 MANTA, Ecuador (July 5, 2025) Senior Chief Master-at-Arms Shannon Chatterton, assigned to the Mercy-class hospital ship USNS...

USNS Comfort Arrives in Manta, Ecuador

07.04.25 | PO2 Jonas Womack | COMFOURTHFLT

The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in Manta, Ecuador for the third mission stop of Continuing Promise 2025 (CP 25), July...

CP25 Medical Site Ecuador

07.04.25 | CPL William Hunter | COMFOURTHFLT

MANTA, Ecuador (July 5, 2025) Lt. Ashton Nicholson, an ophthalmology resident assigned to the Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20),...

USNS Comfort Arrives in Colón, Panama

06.25.25 | PO2 Rylin Paul | COMFOURTHFLT

The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in Colon, Panama as part of Continuing Promise 2025 (CP25), June 25, 2025. This visit...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

12.12.22 | PO1 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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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USNS Comfort Ecuador Vet Site

07.05.25 | SPC Ethan Mccubbins | COMFOURTHFLT

250705-A-TN407-2001 MANTA, Ecuador (July 5, 2025) Service members teach Ecuadorian Armed Forces on K-9 medical operations during Continuing...

Continuing Promise 2025 Manta Medsite

07.05.25 | CPL William Hunter | COMFOURTHFLT

250705-A-LS473-1001 MANTA, Ecuador (July 5, 2025) Sailors assigned to the Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) perform various medical...

The USNS Comfort crosses the Miraflores Locks

07.01.25 | SrA Julia Lebens | SOUTHCOM

The USNS Comfort crosses the Miraflores Locks in the Panama Canal following the conclusion of humanitarian efforts in Panama during Continuing...

CP25 Colón Medical Site

06.30.25 | PO2 Thomas Boatright | COMFOURTHFLT

COLÓN, Panama (June 30, 2025) Sailors assigned to the Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) treat patients at a medical site in...

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Sailors load medical supplies onto USNS...

07.09.25 | PO2 Thomas Boatright | COMFOURTHFLT

250709-N-BP862-1140 MANTA, Ecuador (July 9, 2025) Hospitalman Christopher Olheiser and Logistics Specialist 3rd class Daniel Clerge, both assigned...

Sailors load medical supplies onto USNS...

07.09.25 | PO2 Thomas Boatright | COMFOURTHFLT

250709-N-BP862-1129 MANTA, Ecuador (July 9, 2025) Hospitalman Christopher Olheiser and Logistics Specialist 3rd class Daniel Clerge, both assigned...

Sailors load medical supplies onto USNS...

07.09.25 | PO2 Thomas Boatright | COMFOURTHFLT

250709-N-BP862-1060 MANTA, Ecuador (July 9, 2025) Logistics Specialist 1st Class Matthew Snyder, assigned to the Mercy-class hospital ship USNS...

Sailors load medical supplies onto USNS...

07.09.25 | PO2 Thomas Boatright | COMFOURTHFLT

250709-N-BP862-1107 MANTA, Ecuador (July 9, 2025) Sailors assigned to the Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) load medical supplies...

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USNS Comfort Departs Ecuador After Third...

07.11.25 | PO2 Jonas Womack | COMFOURTHFLT

The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed Manta, Ecuador following the third mission stop of Continuing Promise 2025 (CP25),...

USNS Comfort Arrives in Manta, Ecuador

07.04.25 | PO2 Jonas Womack | COMFOURTHFLT

The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in Manta, Ecuador for the third mission stop of Continuing Promise 2025 (CP 25), July...

Continuing Promise 2025 Mission Update:...

07.01.25 | Courtesy Story | COMFOURTHFLT

The USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is now scheduled to conduct its Continuing Promise 2025 mission stop in Manta, Ecuador from July 4-10, instead of the previously planned July 12-19. Adjusting the mission dates allows the USNS Comfort to maintain readiness to support U.S. Navy global operations while delivering important humanitarian assistance. The U.S. Navy is committed to working with Ecuador to promote public health, security, and prosperity.