171020-N-MU198-038 CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 20, 2017) An NBC affiliate reports from the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) as patients in an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to the "Sea Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22 fly back to Puerto Rico. Comfort is operating in the vicinity of Ponce, Puerto Rico, to provide medical services with additional visits being planned around the island. The U.S. Health and Human Services and Puerto Rico Department of Health representatives are prioritizing patients at each stop prior to Comfort's arrival. 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 3rd Class Danny Ray Nunez Jr./Released)