(Oct. 31, 2022) It was another humid day in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, and there was the smell of a rainstorm brewing in the air. The light beige and aged building of the Japan-Guatemala Friendship Hospital became more prominent as Chief Hospital Corpsman Shawn Burnette, from Pittsburgh,...

CARTAGENA, Colombia (Nov. 11, 2022) – Hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in Cartagena, Colombia, in support of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet’s Continuing Promise 2022 (CP22) mission, Nov. 11.This visit marks the third of five mission stops as part of CP22 and the...

Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Jacksonville, and its training units, have earned the Navy Surgeon General's Blue H — Health Promotion and Wellness Award for 2021.“Receiving the Blue H award is an honor and a testament to the hard work and dedication of our active duty and...

PUERTO BARRIOS, Guatemala (Oct. 30, 2022) The orange tiger toy danced and fell across the white sheets of the hospital bed, as two-year-old Thiago Palencia played while waiting impatiently for something to happen. He spent half an hour surrounded by the tan walls and dark red floor of the...

CARIBBEAN SEA (Nov. 1, 2022) 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.“For the safety of the Honduran patients who would otherwise be exposed to the elements, and of...

PUERTO BARRIOS, Guatemala (Oct. 28, 2022) – 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.This visit marks the first of five mission stops as...