Promesa Duradera

181013-N-LL146-1110 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 13, 2018) – The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) transits south on an 11-week medical support mission to Central and South America as part of U.S. Southern Command’s More

181014-A-LL671-1001 CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct.15, 2018) – Hospitalman Peter Erni, from Houston, assigned to the laboratory, examines blood cultures aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort is on an 11- More

181016-A-LL671-1004 CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 16, 2018) - Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Erin Shelly-Moody, from Bremerton, Wash., prepares equipment for an eye exam aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comf More

181017-N-DH811-1154 PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Oct. 17, 2018) -- Roxanne Cabral, Charge d’Affaires at U.S. Embassy Panama, speaks with Capt. Kevin Buckley, commanding officer, Medical Treatment Facility, aboard the h More

181018-N-NT747-0002 (Oct. 18, 2018) PACIFIC OCEAN – Mariju Bofill, a State Department representative, gives a port brief to embarked personnel assembled in the wardroom aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T- More

181019-A-AY405-1062 (Oct. 19, 2018) PACIFIC OCEAN – Cmdr. Shannon Blackmer preventive medicine officer assigned to Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center, discusses medical safety during a preventive medici More

181020-N-LL146-1387 ESMERALDAS, Ecuador (Oct. 20, 2018) – Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Alexis Valenzuela, from San Diego, ensures an MH-60S Seahawk, assigned to the “Sea Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadro More

U.S. Sailors assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) and students from Catholic University in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, register patients at one of two medical sites in the city Oct. 20, 2018. The Comfo More

181020-N-GN619-1049 ESMERALDAS, Ecuador (Oct. 20, 2018) – Capt. William Shafley, commander, Task Force 49, is welcomed by Ecuadorian naval personnel to Naval Base Esmeraldas, Ecuador. The hospital ship USNS Com More

181020-N-NT747-1142 (Oct. 20, 2018) ESMERALDAS, Ecuador – Sailors move medical supplies from the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) onto one of two medical sites in preparation for upcoming treatment days. C More

181022-N-CF105-1081 ESMERALDAS, Ecuador (Oct. 22, 2018) – Lt. Cmdr. Amanda Antonio, officer in charge of one of two medical sites, from Pensacola, Fla., guides Ecuadoran Army General Rubio Roberto through the m More

181022-N-BN355-1024 ESMERALDAS, Ecuador (Oct. 22, 2018) – Capt. Gregory Gorman leads members of the pediatrics team in informing a patient about her child’s development at one of two medical treatment sites. Th More

181023-A-LL671-1031 ESMERALDAS, Ecuador (Oct. 23, 2018) – Members of surgical services aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) perform cataract surgery on a patient. Comfort is on an 11-week medical sup More

181023-N-QW737-1057 ESMERALDAS, Ecuador (Oct. 23, 2018) - Megan Burnam, a nurse with Global First Responder, spends time with Ecuadorian patients while waiting for an X-ray exam. She is one of approximately 64 More

181024-N-FG807-1507 ESMERALDAS, Ecuador (Oct. 24, 2018) Sailors aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) join in a dance with the performance troop, “Africa Negra” at one of two medical sites. Comfort is More

181024-N-FG807-1511 ESMERALDAS, Ecuador (Oct. 24, 2018) Ambassador Liliana Ayalde, civilian deputy to the commander, foreign policy advisor, U.S. Southern Command, and Capt. Kevin Buckley, commanding officer, U More

181025-A-AY405-1046 ESMERALDAS, Ecuador (Oct. 25, 2018) – Ambassador Liliana Ayalde, civilian deputy to the commander, foreign policy advisor, U.S. Southern Command, greets patients aboard the hospital ship USN More

181025-N-SG189-1093 ESMERALDAS, Ecuador (Oct. 25, 2018) - Lt. Ya Li, from Aurora, Colo., performs a dental examination at one of two medical sites. The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) Comfort is on an 11-w More

181026-N-GN619-1063 ESMERALDAS, Ecuador (Oct. 26, 2018) – Army Capt. Christin Folker, from Louisburg, Pa., treats a patient at one of two medical sites. The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is on an 11-week More

181026-N-DH811-1131 ESMERALDAS, Ecuador (Oct. 26, 2018) – Capt. William Shafley (right), commander, Task Force 49 and Capt. Kevin Buckley, commanding officer, USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) Medical Treatment Facility, More

181025-N-BN355-1002 ESMERALDAS, Ecuador (Oct. 25, 2018) – Capt. William Shafley, commander, Task Force 49, poses with a patient and her grandmother in the casualty receiving area aboard the hospital ship USNS C More

181027-N-RU084-1039 ESMERALDAS, Ecuador (Oct. 27, 2018) – An Ecuadorian service member inspects a medical pouch issued to American troops in the field during a multi-nation information exchange meeting on medic More

181027-A-AY405-1014 ESMERALDAS, Ecuador (Oct. 27, 2018) – Ecuadorian Army Brig. Gen. Franklin Gustavo Acosta, commander, Joint Task Force Esmeraldas, speaks with leadership aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort More

181027-N-LL146-1076 ESMERALDAS, Ecuador (Oct. 27, 2018) – Sailors, assigned to the “Sea Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22, prepare to hook supplies to an MH-60S Seahawk during a vertical reple More

181028-A-AY405-1020 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 28, 2018) – Members of the Chiefs Mess serve ice cream during a Morale Welfare and Recreation event on the mess decks aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Com More

Infographic: Hospital Ship Medical Mission in Ecuador. USNS Comfort medical teams worked with Ecuador to provide care to people in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, Oct. 22 - 26. Patients treated: 4,005. Surgeries: 81. (Pro More

181030-N-LL146-1313 PAITA, Peru (Oct. 30, 2018) – The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) anchors off the coast of Peru on an 11-week medical support mission to Central and South America as part of U.S. Southe More

181030-N-LL146-1128 PAITA, Peru (Oct. 30, 2018) – Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Connor McSpadden, from Charlette, N.C., looks out across the Peruvian landscape from aboard an MH-60S Seahawk, assigned More

181030-N-RU084-1024 PAITA, Peru (Oct. 30, 2018) – Lt. Cmdr. John Benefield reviews a patient file for medical screening while Daniel Diaz (left) translates. USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is on an 11-week medical suppo More

181031-N-FG807-1001 ESMERALDAS, Ecuador (Oct. 31, 2018) Hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) medical teams worked with the government of Ecuador to provide care to people in Esmeraldas, Ecuador during its first More

181031-A-LL671-1020 PAITA, Peru (Oct. 31, 2018) – Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Stepanovich, performs a surgery to repair a patient’s femur aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort is on an 11-week medical More

181101-N-GN619-1041 PAITA, Peru (Nov. 1, 2018) – Hospitalman Celeste Soriano, from Houston, plays with a patient in an operating room aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort is on an 11-week me More

181101-A-FQ664-1005 PAITA, Peru (Nov. 1, 2018) Lt. j.g. Lauren Williams, from Portsmouth, Va., and Lelia Maedalena Chunea Campos, a social worker at Mercy Hospital of Paita, pose for a picture at one of two me More

181101-A-AY405-1050 PAITA, Peru (Nov. 1, 2018) – Reynaldo Hilbck (left), Governor of Piura, and Mark Wells, Deputy Chief of Mission, are given a tour aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort is More

181101-N-SG189-1290 PAITA, Peru (Nov. 1, 2018) - Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jacqueline Holman, from Carson City, Nev., interacts with a patient at one of two medical sites. The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH More

181101-N-DH811-1028 PAITA, Peru (Nov. 1, 2018) – Chief Hospital Corpsman Manuel Aponte-Blanco, a Peruvian-American, speaks with patients in the casualty receiving area aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-A More

181102-A-AY405-1003 PAITA, Peru (Nov. 2, 2018) – Karla Schaefer, a representative of Piura, Peru, is given a tour aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort is on an 11-week medical support missio More

181102-A-FQ664-1109 PAITA, Peru (Nov. 2, 2018) Lt. Daniel Naranjo, from Miami, discusses medical treatment with a patient at one of two medical sites. The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is on an 11-week m More

181103-N-NT747-1058 PAITA, Peru (Nov. 03, 2018) – Sergio Davila, a representative of the Defense Counsel of Peru, interacts with patients during a tour aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort i More

181104-N-NT747-1002 PAITA, Peru (Nov. 04, 2018) – The Rev. Miguel Arce, a local priest from Piura, Peru, presides over a mass aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort is on an 11-week medical su More

181104-A-AY405-1008 PAITA, Peru (Nov. 4, 2018) – Ens. Maggie Berky, a nurse from Thomasville, N.C., assigned to pediatrics, interacts with a patient at one of two medical sites. The hospital ship USNS Comfort ( More

181104-N-GN619-1120 PAITA, Peru (Nov. 4, 2018) – Canadian Forces Maj. Davin Schmidt (left), an oral surgeon from Pembroke, Ontario, and Capt. Michael Carson, an oral surgeon from Portsmouth, Va., perform surger More

181105-A-AY405-1010 PAITA, Peru (Nov. 5, 2018) – Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Brooke Proverb, from Macomb, Mich., assigned to the optometry clinic, examines a patient’s eyes at one of two medical sites. The hosp More

181105-N-GN619-1110 PAITA, Peru (Nov. 5, 2018) – Jose Huerta Torres, Peruvian minister of defense, meets with a patient in the dental clinic at one of two medical sites. The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) More

181105-A-AY405-1081 PAITA, Peru (Nov. 5, 2018) – Jose Huerta Torres (left), the Peruvian minister of defense, U.S. Navy Capt. Kevin Buckley (middle), commanding officer, Medical Treatment Facility, and Krishna More

181105-A-UH336-1053 PAITA, Peru (Nov. 5, 2018) Capt. William Shafley, commander, Task Force 49, assists Cèsar Villanueva, prime minister of Peru, with his life preserver unit, as the prime minister prepares to More

181106-A-UH336-1025 PAITA, Peru (Nov. 6, 2018) U.S. Navy Sailors, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), play a friendly game of soccer with Peruvian service members on a naval base in Paita, Per More

During it's mission stop in Paita, Peru, the hospital ship USNS Comfort's (T-AH 20), treated more than 6,200 patients, including nearly 3,300 medical patients, 2100 optometry patients, 800 dental patients, and More

181109-N-RU084-1057 PANAMA CITY, Panama (Nov. 9, 2018) Roxanne Cabral, Charge d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Panama, delivers remarks during a press conference held aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-A More

181110-N-LL146-1027 PANAMA CITY, Panama (Nov. 10, 2018) Ambassador Alejandro Daneri, president, White Helmets of Argentina, delivers remarks during a press conference held on the flight deck aboard the hospital More

181110-N-RU084-1084 PANAMA CITY, Panama (Nov. 10, 2018) U.S. Navy Capt. Kevin Buckley (left), commanding officer, Medical Treatment Facility, aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), introduces Rear Adm More

181111-A-UH336-1016 PANAMA CANAL (Nov. 11, 2018) The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) transits the Panama Canal en route to Colombia to provide medical assistance. Comfort is on an 11-week medical support m More

181112-A-LL671-1005 CARIBBEAN SEA (Nov. 12, 2018) – Sgt. John Hill, from Raeford, N.C., delivers opening remarks for the Marine Corps’ 243rd birthday celebration aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). More

181112-A-UH336-1049 CARIBBEAN SEA (Nov. 12, 2018) An MH-60S Seahawk, assigned to the “Sea Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22, transports supplies from the dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS William More

181112-N-SG189-1039 CARIBBEAN SEA (Nov. 12, 2018) - Hospitalman Alyssa Barber, from Sumter, S.C., performs a song for a Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) talent show aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T More

181113-N-GN619-1005 CARIBBEAN SEA (Nov. 13, 2018) – Ensign Rachel Martin, from Kingston, Mass., paints a mural on the wall of the pediatric ward aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort is on an More

181113-A-FQ664-1178 CARIBBEAN SEA (Nov. 13, 2018) – Hospital corpsmen, aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), perform a diagnostic test on a portable Mini X-ray. Comfort is on an 11-week medical suppo More

181114-N-LL146-1133 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 14, 2018) – Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Nicholas Glass, from Salisbury, N.C., looks out across the Colombian landscape from aboard an MH-60S Seahawk, assign More

181114-N-CF105-1018 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 14, 2018) – Lt. Cmdr. Matt Stepanovich, from Portsmouth, Va., examines a patient’s foot at a land-based medical site. The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is on an More

181115-N-FG807-1045 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 15, 2018) Hospitalman Apprentice Alaina Torres, from Charlotte, N.C., moves medical supplies at a land-based medical site in preparation to provide five days of medical More

181115-N-DH811-1017 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 15, 2018) – Sailors, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), unpack supplies at a land-based medical site in preparation to provide five days of medical t More

181116-N-FG807-1002 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 16, 2018) - Royal Navy Medical Services Medical Assistant Chelsea Smith, from Llannilleth, Wales, prepares to draw blood from a patient aboard the hospital ship USNS Co More

181116-A-LL671-1007 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 16, 2018) – Rear Adm. John Schommer, deputy commander, U.S. 4th Fleet, arrives aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) and meets with Merchant Marine Capt. Davi More

181116-N-GN619-1024 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 16, 2018) – Cmdr. Howard Pryor (right), from St. Petersburg, Fla., and Lt. Cmdr. Mark Johnson, from Pittsfield, Mass., perform abdominal surgery on a patient to repair More

181117-N-GN619-1017 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 17, 2018) – Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Claudia Sanabria, from Cali, Colombia, updates a patient’s medical file to check him into a land-based medical site. The hospita More

181119-N-GN619-1011 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 19, 2018) – The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is anchored off the coast of Colombia to offer medical treatment aboard the ship and at a land-based medical site. More

181119-N-SG189-1085 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 19, 2018) - Cmdr. John Moree, from Mobile, Ala., inspects a lump in a patient's mouth at a land-based medical site. The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is on an 11 More

181120-A-AY405-1010 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 20, 2018) – Hospitalman Gabriela Cruz, an optician from Los Angeles, gives a patient an eye exam at a land-based medical site. Comfort is on an 11-week medical support More

181120-A-UH336-3023 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 20, 2018) Canadian Forces Maj. Davin Schmidt, from Pembroke, Ontario, stitches a patient’s mouth after a cleft palate surgery aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-A More

181121-N-FG807-2001 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 21, 2018) In Turbo, Colombia, the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) treated 5,587 patients at a land-based medical site and aboard the ship. Comfort is on an 11-week More

181121-N-NT747-1131 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 21, 2018) – Chief Personnel Specialist Angie Burns gives Juan Sebastian, a Colombian boy and former patient, Task Force 49 patch during his tour of the hospital ship US More

181121-N-FG807-1740 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 21, 2018) – Sailors, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), and sailors in the Colombian armada play a friendly game of volleyball. Comfort is on an 11-w More

181121-N-NT747-1064 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 21, 2018) – Personnel, from non-governmental organizations, Military Sealift Command, partner nation and U.S military, sing to Juan Sebastian, a Colombian boy and forme More

181121-N-BN355-1101 TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 21, 2018) – A Colombian sailor blocks a soccer ball during a friendly soccer game with U.S. Navy Sailors, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort More

181108N-BN355-1001 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 8, 2018) Tammy Tangeman, a World Hope International volunteer, embarked aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), participates in an interview. Comfort is on an 11- More

181124-A-LL671-1002 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 24, 2018) – Chief Electrician Douglas Davis, a merchant mariner from Chesapeake, Va., tests the electrical current in a motor for routine maintenance aboard the hosp More

181125-N-FG807-1043 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 25, 2018) - Chief Hospital Corpsman Orlando Atencia, from Miami, is interviewed at one of two medical sites as he reunites with his aunt after approximately 10 years More

181125-N-DH811-1003 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 25, 2018) – Hospitalman Michelle Tayas-Rivas, a Colombian-American aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), stands in the casualty receiving area for a photo More

181125-A-UH336-2005 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 25, 2018) A UH-60 Black Hawk, assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo, departs the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), to pick up personnel from one of two medical site More

181126-A-UH336-1034 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 26, 2018) Cmdr. Jack Stansbury, from Morgan City, La., explains treatment options and medicine prescription to a patient at one of two medical sites. The USNS Comfor More

181126-N-DH811-1007 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 26, 2018) – Kerry Sanders, an NBC news reporter, speaks with a young patient and her mother aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort is on an 11-week More

181126-N-BN355-1009 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 26, 2018) Cmdr. Howard Pryor, from St. Petersburg, Fla., director of surgical services, aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), closes an incision made to r More

181127-A-AY405-1005 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 27, 2018) – Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Michael Mingus, a biomedical technician from Sandusky, Ohio, tests dental equipment to ensure it functions properly at one of More

181128-N-DH811-1002 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 28, 2018) -- Rubeleth Parra holds her daughter, Emily, a 3-year-old patient, in the pediatric ward aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Emily received su More

181128-N-CF105-1042 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 28, 2018) – Ensign Adelin Guina (left), from Seattle, and Laura Osorio (center-left), a volunteer from the U.S. embassy in Colombia, check the vital signs of a young More

181128-N-CF105-1005 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 28, 2018) – Honduran army Lt. Stephanie Arriaga, from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, conducts a dental exam for a patient at one of two medical sites. The hospital ship USNS More

181130-N-SG189-1153 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 30, 2018) - Adm. Craig Faller, commander, U.S. Southern Command, delivers remarks during the closing ceremony at a land-based medical site. The hospital ship USNS Co More

181130-A-LL671-1002 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 30, 2018) – Ambassador Kevin Whitaker (right), U.S. ambassador to Colombia, prepares to depart the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) after lunch and a tour of the More

181130-N-CF105-1025 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 30, 2018) – Lt. j.g. Alfred Canoy, from Virginia Beach, Va., draws blood from a patient at one of two medical sites. The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is on a More

181203-N-NT747-1005 CARIBBEAN SEA (Dec. 3, 2018) – Twenty-six Sailors are promoted during a frocking ceremony held on the flight deck aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort is on an 11-week me More

181201-N-FG807-1001 RIOHACHA, Colombia (Dec. 1, 2018) In Riohacha, Colombia, the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) treated 4,943 patients at land-based medical sites and aboard the ship. Comfort is on an 11 More

181206-A-UH336-1021 TRUJILLO, Honduras (Dec. 6, 2018) An MH-60S Seahawk, assigned to the “Sea Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22, performs a vertical replenishment aboard the hospital ship USNS More

181206-A-AY405-1032 TRUJILLO, Honduras (Dec. 6, 2018) – Lt. j.g. Karen Jimenez Gudino, from Phoenix, passes a box of medical supplies down a line while setting up one of two medical sites. The hospital ship USN More

181206-N-NT747-1050 TRUJILLO, Honduras (Dec. 6, 2018) – Lt. Cmdr. Vincent Ackerman, from Bancroft, Idaho, moves supplies into designated areas in preparation for patient treatment at one of two medical sites. T More

181208-N-NT747-1045 TRUJILLO, Honduras (Dec. 8, 2018) – Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Evertt Lanzuela, from Batangas, Philippines, tests a patient’s blood sample at one of two medical sites. The hospital ship USN More

181210-N-CF105-1031 TRUJILLO, Honduras (Dec. 10, 2018) - Lt. Eileen Maher, a dietician from Oceanside, N.Y., consults with a patient about food options at one of two medical sites. The hospital ship USNS Comfor More

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 cle More

Adm. Alexandre José Barreto de Mattos, commandant of the Brazilian Marine Corps, thanks military leaders from the U.S., Brazil, Peru, Chile, and Mexico for their presence during a gathering at Instruction Cente More

Spc. George Casey and Pfc. Fridah Chianda, both technical engineers with 411th Engineer Brigade based out of New Windsor, N.Y., perform a pre-build land survey in preparation for the new Puesto Salud Tojocas Me More

Soldiers from 411th Engineer Brigade based out of New Windsor, N.Y., review the Instituto Nacional Educacion Diversa Los Olivos building plans prior to staking out the foundation location in Huehuetenango, Guat More