171017-N-PG340-007 (37791952446)

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CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 17, 2017) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Danika Garcia, an X-ray technician assigned to Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, embarked on the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), assists in a surgical operation aboard Comfort. Comfort is underway operating in the vicinity of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Department of Defense is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Maria to minimize suffering and is one component of the overall whole-of-government response effort. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stephane Belcher/Released)