NORFOLK, Va. — The U.S. Navy Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed Naval Station Norfolk to begin its summer deployment to the U.S. Southern Command area of operation in support of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S.4th Fleet’s Continuing Promise 2025, May 30.
After several months of detailed planning, Comfort will conduct mission visits to Grenada, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic.
“I am honored to lead the 16th iteration of continuing promise. We have worked meticulously with our partner nations and State Department teams to ensure we are providing world class care and continuing to strengthen our partnerships in the region,” said Capt. Ryan Kendall, commodore, Destroyer Squadron 40, and mission commander of Continuing Promise…