JEREMIE, Haiti (Dec. 11, 2022) – Hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived off the coast of Jeremie, Haiti, in support of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet’s Continuing Promise 2022 (CP22) mission, Dec. 11.This visit marks the final mission stop of CP22 and the sixth time the...

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Dec.6, 2022) U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) completed its fourth mission stop of Continuing Promise 2022 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Dec. 6, 2022.For the duration of the 10-day visit to the Dominican Republic, the Comfort team, comprised...

(Nov. 17, 2022) Hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is currently conducting Continuing Promise 2022, a humanitarian and goodwill mission that is part of U.S. South Command’s Enduring Promise initiative. Comfort houses a large workforce of Sailors and Non-Governmental Organizations with diverse...

CARIBBEAN SEA – Sailors stand in a red and white metal space filled with folded wheelchairs and various medical equipment, each paired with a plastic torso and dummy infant at their feet. All eyes are fixed on the only voice in the room. The voice, carefully but clearly asking questions and giving...

When the official notification was shared announcing the new specialty leaders for Navy Medicine’s perioperative nursing community, it took a long minute for the results to sink in.“I was surprised and honored. It took me a while to accept that I had actually been selected. Afterward, I was filled...

High altitude—generally considered at about 8,000 feet or more above sea level—can negatively affect service members’ health as well as their physical and mental performance, especially if they’re not properly acclimated to it.The lower pressure in that environment means there’s decreased...

SILVER SPRING, Md. – A collaborative study between researchers at Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC) and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Princeton University has highlighted immune response differences in SARS-CoV-2 infection responses between male and female patients.Data...

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Nov. 27, 2022) – 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.The Comfort will hold subject matter...

CARTAGENA, Colombia (Nov. 20, 2022) 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.During the ship’s nine-day visit to Colombia, Continuing Promise assisted over 4,400 patients from Cartagena and...

In year 1904, the Society that you know today as the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) was incorporated by hand full of Naval Officers, their wives, and civilian friends, who saw a need for formal support in the Sailor and Maine-Corps community. The funds to support this community in 1904...