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Caption:
BALTIMORE, Md. (Jan. 16, 2010) -- The Military Sealift Command (MSC)
hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) prepares to get underway for a
short notice humanitarian deployment to Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The
ship, with a crew of nearly 850 personnel including 550 U.S. Navy
medical service members, will assist other U.S. Armed Forces elements,
non-profit humanitarian organizations and search and rescue teams from
around the world in bringing relief to Haitians displaced by the Jan.
12 earthquake. Comfort's Medical Treatment Facility has the capability
to provide significant medical care through an emergency operating
rooms, ward beds, a casualty reception area, pharmacy and
intensive care area. U.S. Navy photo (RELEASED)
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