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Norfolk, Va.

NORFOLK, Va. – Sailors assigned to the Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) man the rails during Comfort’s homecoming to Naval Station Norfolk after completing Continuing Promise 2025 (CP25) Aug. 17, 2025. CP25 is the 16th iteration of the U.S. 4th Fleet/U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command-led mission since 2007, which aims to foster goodwill, strengthen existing partnerships with partner nations, and form new partnerships between host nations, non-federal entities, and international organizations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Deven Fernandez) Share

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK (July 26, 2023) U.S. Naval Sea Cadets are given a tour of the bridge aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Military Sealift Command held two outreach events hosting more than 50 Naval Sea Cadets, volunteers and instructors from around the world to tour training centers and ships in the Hampton Roads area. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Deven Fernandez) Share

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK (July 26, 2023) Rear Adm. Michael Wettlaufer, commander of Military Sealift Command, takes a selfie with International Naval Sea Cadets during a tour of the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Military Sealift Command held two outreach events hosting more than 50 Naval Sea Cadets, volunteers and instructors from around the world to tour training centers and ships in the Hampton Roads area. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Deven Fernandez) Share

JEREMIE, Haiti

221216-N-LP924-1128 JEREMIE, Haiti (Dec. 16, 2022) Lt. Cmdr. Kyle McDonald, from Frankenmuth, Michigan, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH20), conducts an oral exam on a patient during Continuing Promise 2022 at a medical site in Jeremie, Haiti, Dec. 16, 2022. Comfort is deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Continuing Promise 2022, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sophia Simons) Share

JEREMIE, Haiti

Cmdr. Michael Cunningham, a pediatric cardiologist, from Chesapeake, Virginia, provides medical care during Continuing Promise 2022 at a medical site in Jeremie, Haiti, Dec. 12, 2022. Comfort is deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of CP22, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Benjamin Lewis) Share

JEREMIE, Haiti

JEREMIE, Haiti (Dec. 12, 2022) Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Bryce Batiancela, assigned to the "Chargers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26, Detachment 3, attached to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), monitors the helicopter's distance from the ship during flight operations off the coast of Jeremie, Haiti, Dec. 12, 2022. Comfort is currently deployed in support of Continuing Promise 2022, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Juel Foster) Share

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Dec. 2, 2022) The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is anchored off the coast of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic during the Continuing Promise 2022 mission, Dec. 2, 2022. Continuing Promise is a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Donald R. White Jr.) Share

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Dec. 1, 2022) Sailors assigned to U.S. Fleet Forces Band, attached to hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) for Continuing Promise 2022, perform for Mauricio Baez school students at the Mauricio Baez Cultural Center in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Dec. 1, 2022. Comfort is deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Continuing Promise 2022, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Benjamin Lewis) Share

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Dec. 1, 2022) Naval Air Crewman (helicopter) 2nd Class Jacob Johnson, from Cleveland, Tennessee, assigned to the “Chargers” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26, briefs medical responders from the Hospital General de la Plaza de la Salud, on helicopter safety measures during a Continuing Promise humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Dec. 1, 2022. Continuing Promise 2022 is a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James Mullen) Share

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Nov. 30, 2022) Command Senior Chief Tito Santa Cruz, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), gives out soccer balls to students from Gregorio Luperon School during a community relations event in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in support of Continuing Promise 2022, Nov. 30, 2022. Continuing Promise 2022 is a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Juel Foster) Share

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Nov. 30, 2022) Chief Hospital Corpsman Charissa Caayao, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), reads to a group of students during a community relations event at Gregorio Luperon School in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in support of Continuing Promise 2022, Nov. 30, 2022. Continuing Promise 2022 is a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Juel Foster) Share

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Dec. 1, 2022) An MH60-S Seahawk, attached to the “Chargers” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26, hoists Naval Air Crewman (helicopter) 3rd Class Thomas Haynes, from Miami, during a Continuing Promise humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise, Dec. 1, 2022. Continuing Promise 2022 is a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James Mullen) Share