171028-N-ZN152-0067 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Oct. 28, 2017) A member of the Disaster Medical Assistance Team and a Sailor embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) help a patient cross the brow of the ship. 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 1st Class Ernest R. Scott/Released)