USNS Comfort begins Mission in Antigua and Barbuda
Navy NewsStand
Story Number: NNS090509-02
Release Date: 5/9/2009 2:02:00 PM
By Specialist Landon Stephenson, Continuing Promise 2009 Public Affairs
ST JOHNS, Antigua (NNS) -- An opening ceremony was held to celebrate the arrival of hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) and its crew as part of Continuing Promise 2009 (CP09) May 6.
"It is with great honor and friendship that the men and women of the USNS Comfort are here in Antigua and Barbuda for Continuing Promise 2009," said CP09 Mission Commander, Navy Capt. Bob Lineberry.
This is Comfort's third stop on its four month humanitarian and civic assistance mission. The ship's crew will offer a variety of services to Antigua and Barbuda.
"Our close relationship with the governmental people of Antigua is not just focused on security, but also economic and social well being," Lineberry said.
The medical staff aboard Comfort consists of approximately 20 surgeons, 75 nurses, 13 dentists and more than 50 physicians. The ship will also offer 250 patient beds, four operating rooms, X-ray machines, CT scanners, a pharmacy, dental suites, and physical therapy among other services.
"It is my utmost hope that this first visit by USNS Comfort will signal the start of a special relationship with medical practitioners here in Antigua and Barbuda," said W. Baldwin Spencer, prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda.
Comfort is scheduled to be in Antigua and Barbuda until May 15.
For more news from USNS Comfort, visit www.navy.mil/local/tah20/.
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