200323-N-FC674-1005 BETHESDA, Maryland (March 23, 2020) Colonel Andrew Barr, commanding officer of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (NRNMMC), speaks to Sailors before they deploy to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). NMR&TC sends 15 Sailors in support of efforts to combat COVID-19 along the U.S. East Coast. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kurtis A. Hatcher/Released)