171028-N-MU198-045 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Oct. 28, 2017) Sailors perform a surgical procedure in an operating room aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort is moored pier side in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to provide humanitarian relief. 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 Rank Name/Released) (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Danny Ray Nu�ez Jr./Released)