190808-N-BV658-1169 COLON, Panama (Aug. 8, 2019) Capt. David Murrin, right, ship’s master of the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), Capt. Patrick Amersbach, middle, commanding officer of the military treatment facility, and Capt. Brian J. Diebold, commander of Task Force 49, salute Panamanian President Laurentino Cortizo and Adm. Craig Faller, commander of U.S. Southern Command. Comfort is working with health and government partners in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean to provide care on the ship and at land-based medical sites, helping to relieve pressure on national medical systems strained by an increase in Venezuelan migrants. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kryzentia Richards/Released)