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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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Photo description

Photo Date
Jan. 16, 2010
Photographer
U.S. Navy photographer
Caption Writer
Cynthia De Leon
Copyright Status
Public domain / free use
Service Branch
US Military Sealift Command
Primary Equipment
T-AH 20
Other Visible Equipment
Not available
Plane Number
Not available
Base
Not available
Tail Code
Not available
Squadron
Not available
Comments/Notes
Not available