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Los Angeles, California

200411-N-PH222-1236 LOS ANGELES (April 11, 2020) Sailors conduct an ultrasound on a patient in the radiology suite aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), April 11, 2020. Mercy deployed in support of the nation's COVID-19 response efforts, and will serve 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 Ryan M. Breeden/Released) Share

SAN DIEGO, California

200411-N-PH222-1260 LOS ANGELES (April 11, 2020) Hospitalman Aliah Kitsmiller, from Erie, Colo., prepares a patient for a CT scan aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), April 11, 2020. Mercy deployed in support of the nation's COVID-19 response efforts, and will serve 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 Ryan M. Breeden/Released) Share

Los Angeles, California

200410-N-LW757-1024 LOS ANGELES (April 10, 2020) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Ashley Ngatia, from Nairobi, Kenya, swabs the deck, helping keep spaces clean aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). Mercy deployed in support of the nation's COVID-19 response efforts, and will serve 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 Seaman Luke Cunningham/Released) Share

Los Angeles, California

200410-N-LW757-1032 LOS ANGELES (April 10, 2020) Hospitalman Recruit Josue EnriquezFajardo, from Sacramento, Calif., assigned to the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), folds and stows scrubs. Mercy deployed in support of the nation's COVID-19 response efforts, and will serve 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 Seaman Luke Cunningham/Released) Share

Los Angeles, California

200410-N-LW757-1037 LOS ANGELES (April 10, 2020) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Rochelle Angeles, from Stockton, Calif., assigned to the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), checks a patient�s vitals. Mercy deployed in support of the nation's COVID-19 response efforts, and will serve 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 Seaman Luke Cunningham/Released) Share

Los Angeles, California

200410-N-LW757-1051 LOS ANGELES (April 10, 2020) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Annette Urrutia, from Chicago, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), stocks medical supplies. Mercy deployed in support of the nation's COVID-19 response efforts, and will serve 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 Seaman Luke Cunningham/Released) Share

Los Angeles, California

200410-N-LW757-1054 LOS ANGELES (April 10, 2020) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Sarah Freitas, from Los Angeles, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), stocks medical supplies. Mercy deployed in support of the nation's COVID-19 response efforts, and will serve 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 Seaman Luke Cunningham/Released) Share

Los Angeles, California

200410-N-PH222-1003 LOS ANGELES (April 10, 2020) Sailors prepare a patient for a CT scan aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). Mercy deployed in support of the nation's COVID-19 response efforts, and will serve 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 Ryan M. Breeden/Released) Share

Los Angeles, California

200410-N-PH222-1048 LOS ANGELES (April 10, 2020) Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Jonathan Shaw, from Manvel, Texas, stands watch aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). Mercy deployed in support of the nation's COVID-19 response efforts, and will serve 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 Ryan M. Breeden/Released) Share

NEW YORK, N.Y.

200409-N-EV253-1038 NEW YORK CITY (April 9, 2020) Cmdr. Lori Cici, left, and Lt. Akneca Bumfield stand by for an inbound ambulance carrying a patient arriving for medical care aboard aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort cares for trauma, emergency and urgent care 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.

200409-N-EV253-1169 NEW YORK CITY (April 9, 2020) An emergency medical services team sanitizes an ambulance after dropping off a patient for treatment aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort cares for trauma, emergency and urgent care 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.

200409-N-EV253-1222 NEW YORK CITY (April 9, 2020) Sailors prepare to transport a patient arriving for medical treatment from an ambulance onto the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort cares for trauma, emergency and urgent care 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