171022-N-ZN152-0084 CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 22, 2017) Sailors embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) escort a patient to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Sea Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22. HSC-22 transferred the patient to Centro Medico hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after receiving care aboard the ship. Comfort is underway providing medical services in the vicinity of Ponce, Puerto Rico, 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 1st Class Ernest R. Scott/Released)