TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 14, 2018) – The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) anchors off the coast of Colombia on an 11-week medical support mission to Central and South America. 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. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Bigley / Released)