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The USNS prefix identifies Comfort as a non-commissioned ship owned by the U.S. Navy and operationally crewed by civilians from the Military Sealift Command (MSC). A uniformed naval hospital staff and naval support staff is embarked when the Comfort is deployed, consisting primarily of naval officers from the Navy's Medical Corps, Dental Corps, Medical Service Corps, Nurse Corps, and Chaplain ...
On 1 February, the Carl Vinson, Bunker Hill, and USNS Henson (T-AGS-63) ended their mission departed Haiti. [27] On 3 February, the Higgins ended its relief mission and has headed for its home port. [28] On 8 February, the 24th MEU and Nassau amphibious ready group were ordered to resume their original deployment to the Middle East. [29]
Thomas-Greenfield welcomed reports that the West African nation of Benin has offered to send 2,000 troops to join the proposed deployment to Haiti, adding that Caricom leaders stressed the need ...
The hospital ship USNS Comfort left the Port of Baltimore on 16 January 2010 bound for Haiti. [60] On 16 January 2010, the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill headed toward Haiti, part of the US Navy's enlarging sea base directed at implementing disaster relief. [61]
The USNS Comfort — the US Navy's 1,000-bed hospital ship with decades of providing aid around the world — will be departing New York after being stationed in the city for three weeks. "The ...
The United States will contribute $300 million to the Kenyan-led multinational security mission to Haiti, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday, as the situation on the ground continues to ...
The U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort with 1,000 beds and 956 naval hospital staff was deployed to Haiti, as were the guided-missile frigate USS Underwood, and the guided missile cruiser USS Normandy. [45] [46] [47]
The United Nations chief urged the international community on Tuesday to deploy a multinational force comprising “police special forces and military support units” to Haiti to combat gangs ...