PAITA, Peru (Nov. 2, 2018) Ens. Abigail Waller, from Mystic, Conn., holds the baby of a patient at one of two medical sites. Vice President Mike Pence announced May 7, 2019, that the Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort will deploy to the U.S. Southern Command area of operations next month. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Winterlyn Patterson/Released)