Photo by Seaman Apprentice Jordan Bair | Navy Public Affairs Support Element East - (Active) | 12.18.2018
181218-N-FO574-0200 NORFOLK (Dec. 18, 2018) - Capt. Kevin Buckley, commanding officer, Medical Treatment Facility, aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), welcomes Sailors home after the Comfort returns to Naval Station Norfolk. Comfort returned from an 11-week medical support mission to Central and South America as part of U.S. Southern Command’s Enduring Promise initiative.......
Photo by Seaman Apprentice Jordan Bair | Navy Public Affairs Support Element East - (Active) | 12.18.2018
181218-N-FO574-0035 NORFOLK (Dec. 18, 2018) A line handling team waits to assist in mooring the hospital ship, USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), to the pier. Comfort returned from an 11-week medical support mission to Central and South America as part of U.S. Southern Command’s Enduring Promise initiative. Working with health and government partners in Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and Honduras, the......
Photo by Seaman Jailene Casso | Navy Public Affairs Support Element East - (Active) | 12.14.2018
181213-N-BN355-1012 TRUJILLO, Honduras (Dec. 13, 2018) – Lt. John Richards, an orthopedic surgeon assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), explains the X-rays taken on a young patient’s knee to local Honduran doctors during a subject matter expert exchange (SMEE). The SMEE was conducted between U.S. Navy medical officers and Honduran doctors at a local hospital. Comfort is on......
Photo by Seaman Jailene Casso | Navy Public Affairs Support Element East - (Active) | 12.14.2018
181213-N-BN355-1058 TRUJILLO, Honduras (Dec. 13, 2018) A Honduran nurse re-dresses a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) line on a young patient during a subject matter expert exchange (SMEE) to ensure the continued preservation of the PICC line throughout the healing process of the patient. The SMEE was conducted between U.S. Navy medical officers and Honduran doctors at a local......
Photo by Seaman Jailene Casso | Navy Public Affairs Support Element East - (Active) | 12.14.2018
181213-N-BN355-1058 TRUJILLO, Honduras (Dec. 13, 2018) Lt. Melissa Mathers, a nurse assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), explains how to change the dressing for a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) line on a young patient to a local Honduran nurse during a subject matter expert exchange (SMEE). The SMEE was conducted between U.S. Navy medical officers and Honduran......
Photo by Seaman Jailene Casso | Navy Public Affairs Support Element East - (Active) | 12.14.2018
181213-N-BN355-1053 TRUJILLO, Honduras (Dec. 13, 2018) - Lt. Melissa Mathers (left) and Lt. j.g. Karen Jimenez Gudino (center- left), nurses assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), explain the cleaning procedures for a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) line on a young patient to local Honduran nurses during a subject matter expert exchange (SMEE). The SMEE was......
Photo by Seaman Patrick Morrissey | Navy Public Affairs Support Element East - (Active) | 12.13.2018
181213-N-CF105-1048 TRUJILLO, Honduras (Dec. 13, 2018) – Comfort leadership pose for a group photo with Carlos Ramon Aguilar, governor of Colon (center-right) after the closing ceremony held at Fort Santa Barbra. The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is on an 11-week medical support mission to Central and South America as part of U.S. Southern Command’s Enduring Promise initiative.......
Photo by Seaman Patrick Morrissey | Navy Public Affairs Support Element East - (Active) | 12.13.2018
181213-N-CF105-1044 TRUJILLO, Honduras (Dec. 13, 2018) – Comfort leadership pose for a group photo with Carlos Ramon Aguilar, governor of Colon (center-back) after the closing ceremony held at Fort Santa Barbra. The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is on an 11-week medical support mission to Central and South America as part of U.S. Southern Command’s Enduring Promise initiative.......
