Caption:
NORFOLK, Va. (June 15, 2007) -- Line handlers assigned to amphibious
assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4) stand by to cast the mooring lines as
Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20)
gets underway to take part in a multi-month humanitarian assistance
deployment to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility. During
the deployment, Comfort expects to provide medical treatment to
approximately 85,000 patients in more than a dozen countries. U.S. Navy
photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Robert J.
Stratchko (RELEASED)
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