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Tag: Navy Medicine

221117-N-VQ841-2001 CARTAGENA, Colombia (Nov. 17, 2022) - Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Bryam Pulgarin, from Medellín, Colombia, a surgical technician assigned to hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), poses for a photograph in an operating room aboard Comfort, Nov. 17 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 2nd Class Ethan J. Soto)

Dec. 5, 2022

Colombian Sailor Helps His Home Country During CP22

COLOMBIA — Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Bryam Pulgarin, was born in Medellín, Colombia and then moved to Atlanta, Georgia. Now, he uses his training, passion, and determination as a surgical technician to give back to his home country.

Nov. 27, 2022

USNS Comfort Arrives in Dominican Republic for Continuing Promise

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- Hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) anchored off the coast of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in support of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet's Continuing Promise 2022 (CP22) mission, Nov. 27.

221118-N-VQ41-1133 CARTAGENA, Colombia (Nov. 18, 2022) Gen. Laura J. Richardson, commander of U.S. Southern Command, speaks to U.S. and Colombian service members and officials during a closing ceremony signaling the end of the Colombia portion of Continuing Promise 2022 on the pier next to hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), Nov. 18, 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 2nd Class Ethan J. Soto)

Nov. 25, 2022

USNS Comfort Completes Its Third Mission Stop of CP 2022 in Colombia

CARTAGENA, Colombia — CARTAGENA, Colombia -- U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) completed its third mission stop of Continuing Promise 2022 in Cartagena, Colombia, Nov. 20, 2022.

Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrives in Miami.

Nov. 1, 2022

USNS Comfort Delays Port Visit in Honduras Due to Tropical Storm

CARIBBEAN SEA — Hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) postpones its scheduled visit to Honduras on Nov. 1, 2022, in response to Tropical Storm Lisa currently strengthening in the Caribbean Sea.

221027-N-LP924-1032 PUERTO BARRIOS, Guatemala (Oct. 27, 2022) Lt. Jared Widder, a native of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, attached to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), conducts a preliminary eye exam on a local patient at a medical site in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, Oct. 27, 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)

Oct. 28, 2022

USNS Comfort Commences Continuing Promise 2022 in Guatemala

PUERTO BARRIOS, GUATEMALA — Hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) anchored off the coast of Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, in support of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet's Continuing Promise 2022 (CP22) mission, Oct. 26.