USNS Comfort Arrives in NYC

Credit: Petty Officer 1st Class Scott Bigley | Date Taken: 03/30/2020
NEW YORK (March 30, 2020) - The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH-20) transits through the Hudson River Channel as the ship arrives in New York City in support of the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts. Comfort will serve as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients currently admitted to shore-based hospitals. This allows shore-based hospitals to focus their efforts on COVID-19 cases. One of the Department of Defense's missions is Defense Support of Civil Authorities. DoD is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, as well as state, local and public health authorities in helping protect the health and safety of the American people. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Bigley)