171013-N-PG340-394 [Image 32 of 307]

10.13.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stephane Belcher 

U.S. Navy           

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CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 13, 2017) – Doctors embarked on the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) transport six patients to Comfort from Centro Medico hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico, via an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Chargers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26. Comfort is underway operating in the vicinity of San Juan, Puerto Rico, 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 2nd Class Stephane Belcher/Released)

• Date Taken: 10.13.2017
• Date Posted: 10.17.2017 00:10
• Photo ID: 3869057
• VIRIN: 171013-N-PG340-394
• Resolution: 3200x2128
• Size: 1.48 MB