Video by Winterlyn J Patterson | Navy Public Affairs Support Element East - (Active) | 11.07.2018
181107-A-FQ664-2001 PAITA, Peru (Nov. 6, 2018) – Multi-national service members, partner nation and non-government officials come together at Paita, Peru to provide medical assistance. (T-AH 20). Comfort is on 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......
Video by Spc. Joseph DeLuco | Navy Public Affairs Support Element East - (Active) | 11.07.2018
181108-A-UH336-2001 PAITA, Peru (Nov. 8, 2018) – Capt. Kevin Buss, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), explains his role as the director of nursing services during the Enduring Promise 2018 initiative. Comfort is on 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......
Video by jacob t waldrop | Navy Public Affairs Support Element East - (Active) | 11.06.2018
181106-N-NT747-1001 PAITA, Peru (Nov. 06, 2018) –Capt. William Shafley, commander, Task Force 49, delivers a speech aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), during a ceremony. Comfort is on 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,......
Video by Seaman Patrick Morrissey | Navy Public Affairs Support Element East - (Active) | 11.06.2018
181106-N-CF105-1033 PAITA, Peru (Nov. 6, 2018) – Random question answered by Navy personnel, at one of two medical sites. 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. Working with health and government partners in Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and Honduras, the......
Video by javan r johnson | Navy Public Affairs Support Element East - (Active) | 11.06.2018
Lt. Cmdr. Matt Steponavich, an orthopedic surgeon, conducted a surgery to repair a patient’s femur aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), October 31, 2018. Comfort is on 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,......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Benjamin Liston | Navy Public Affairs Support Element East - (Active) | 11.05.2018
Chief Hospital Corpsman Manuel Aponte Blanco, a lab technician aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). His role is to manage the laboratory and make sure that all processes are completed on time for the patients aboard the ship and at medical sites in the host countries. Comfort is on an 11-week medical support mission to Central and South America as part of U.S. Southern Command’s......
Video by Seaman J. Keith Wilson | Navy Public Affairs Support Element East - (Active) | 11.05.2018
A seven-year-old patient undergoes surgery to repair a cleft palate aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort is on 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 embarked medical team will provide care on......
