171019-N-PG340-095 CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 19, 2017) Civilian mariners embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) unload a pallet of supplies during an underway replenishment with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198). Comfort brought on 50 pallets of cargo, 7.5 thousand gallons of JP-5 fuel and 380 thousand gallons of F-76 fuel during the replenishment. Comfort is underway, operating in the vicinity of Ponce, 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)