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Los Angeles, Calif.

200417-N-DA693-1395 LOS ANGELES (April 17, 2020) Lt. Cmdr. Amanda Kuczka (right), from Kansas City, Mo., a perioperative nurse assigned to hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), leads a pre-surgery huddle in an operating room, April 17, 2020. Mercy deployed in support of the nation's COVID-19 response efforts, and serves as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients currently admitted to shore-based hospitals. This allows shore base hospitals to focus their efforts on COVID-19 cases. One of the Department of Defense's missions is Defense Support of Civil Authorities. DoD is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, as well as state, local and public health authorities in helping protect the health and safety of the American people. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jake Greenberg/Released) Share

Los Angeles, California

200417-N-DA693-1399 LOS ANGELES (April 17, 2020) Cmdr. You Wei Lin, center, from Lexington, Mass., an anesthesiologist assigned to hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), monitors a surgery, April 17, 2020. Mercy deployed in support of the nation's COVID-19 response efforts, and serves as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients currently admitted to shore-based hospitals. This allows shore base hospitals to focus their efforts on COVID-19 cases. One of the Department of Defense's missions is Defense Support of Civil Authorities. DoD is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, as well as state, local and public health authorities in helping protect the health and safety of the American people. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jake Greenberg/Released) Share

Los Angeles, Calif.

200417-N-DA693-1401 LOS ANGELES (April 17, 2020) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class John Ancell (left), from Surprise, Ariz., a surgical technologist assigned to hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), passes a syringe to a surgeon during an operation, April 17, 2020. Mercy deployed in support of the nation's COVID-19 response efforts, and serves as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients currently admitted to shore-based hospitals. This allows shore base hospitals to focus their efforts on COVID-19 cases. One of the Department of Defense's missions is Defense Support of Civil Authorities. DoD is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, as well as state, local and public health authorities in helping protect the health and safety of the American people. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jake Greenberg/Released) Share

Los Angeles, California

200417-N-DA693-1420 LOS ANGELES (April 17, 2020) Lt. Cmdr. Amanda Kuczka, from Kansas City, Mo., a perioperative nurse assigned to hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), monitors an insufflator during a surgery, April 17, 2020. Mercy deployed in support of the nation's COVID-19 response efforts, and serves as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients currently admitted to shore-based hospitals. This allows shore base hospitals to focus their efforts on COVID-19 cases. One of the Department of Defense's missions is Defense Support of Civil Authorities. DoD is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, as well as state, local and public health authorities in helping protect the health and safety of the American people. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jake Greenberg/Released) Share

NEW YORK, N.Y.

200417-N-EV253-1011 NEW YORK (April 17, 2020) Capt. Lynn Blankenberker, left, and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Jacob Machulcz prepare medication to be delivered intravenously prior to a surgical procedure aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort cares for critical and non-critical patients without regard to their COVID-19 status. Comfort is working with Javits New York Medical Station as an integrated system to relieve the New York City medical system, in support of U.S. Northern Command's Defense Support of Civil Authorities as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sara Eshleman/Released) Share

New York, New York

200417-N-EV253-1103 NEW YORK (April 17, 2020) Hospitalman Daniel Ivanik, a surgical technologist, establishes a sterile field in which to stage medical tools prior to a surgical procedure aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort cares for critical and non-critical patients without regard to their COVID-19 status. Comfort is working with Javits New York Medical Station as an integrated system to relieve the New York City medical system, in support of U.S. Northern Command's Defense Support of Civil Authorities as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sara Eshleman/Released) Share

New York, New York

200417-N-EV253-1260 NEW YORK (April 17, 2020) Neurosurgeon Lt. Cmdr. Scott Zuckerman, center, dons proper personal protective equipment with the assistance of surgical technologists Hospitalman Daniel Ivanik, left, and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Jacob Machulcz aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort cares for critical and non-critical patients without regard to their COVID-19 status. Comfort is working with Javits New York Medical Station as an integrated system to relieve the New York City medical system, in support of U.S. Northern Command's Defense Support of Civil Authorities as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sara Eshleman/Released) Share

NEW YORK, N.Y.

200417-N-EV253-1310 NEW YORK (April 17, 2020) Plastic surgeon Capt. Lauren Archer, left, and neurosurgeon Lt. Cmdr. Scott Zuckerman, collaborate during a surgical procedure aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort cares for critical and non-critical patients without regard to their COVID-19 status. Comfort is working with Javits New York Medical Station as an integrated system to relieve the New York City medical system, in support of U.S. Northern Command's Defense Support of Civil Authorities as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sara Eshleman/Released) Share

New York, New York

200417-N-EV253-1331 NEW YORK (April 17, 2020) Plastic surgeon Capt. Lauren Archer, left, and neurosurgeon Lt. Cmdr. Scott Zuckerman, collaborate during a surgical procedure aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort cares for critical and non-critical patients without regard to their COVID-19 status. Comfort is working with Javits New York Medical Station as an integrated system to relieve the New York City medical system, in support of U.S. Northern Command's Defense Support of Civil Authorities as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sara Eshleman/Released) Share

NEW YORK, N.Y.

200417-N-EV253-1353 NEW YORK (April 17, 2020) Staff surgeons representing the surgical fields of plastic surgery; neurosurgery; orthopedics and ear, nose and throat collaborate during a surgical procedure aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort cares for critical and non-critical patients without regard to their COVID-19 status. Comfort is working with Javits New York Medical Station as an integrated system to relieve the New York City medical system, in support of U.S. Northern Command's Defense Support of Civil Authorities as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sara Eshleman/Released) Share

Los Angeles, Calif.

200417-N-FK318-1091 LOS ANGELES (April 17, 2020) Hospitalman Bridgette Blanco, left, from Dallas, and Lt. Mary Bass from Spencer, Iowa, prepare medication for a patient aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) April 17, 2020. Mercy deployed in support of the nation's COVID-19 response efforts, and serves as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients currently admitted to shore-based hospitals. This allows shore base hospitals to focus their efforts on COVID-19 cases. One of the Department of Defense's missions is Defense Support of Civil Authorities. DOD is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, as well as state, local and public health authorities in helping protect the health and safety of the American people. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Abigayle Lutz/Released) Share

Los Angeles, Calif.

200417-N-FK318-1108 LOS ANGELES (April 17, 2020) Hospitalman Bridgette Blanco, from Dallas, prepares medication for a patient aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), April 17, 2020. Mercy deployed in support of the nation's COVID-19 response efforts, and serves as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients currently admitted to shore-based hospitals. This allows shore base hospitals to focus their efforts on COVID-19 cases. One of the Department of Defense's missions is Defense Support of Civil Authorities. DoD is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, as well as state, local and public health authorities in helping protect the health and safety of the American people. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Abigayle Lutz/Released) Share