171101-N-PG340-064 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Nov. 1, 2017) A patient is escorted to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services medical tent on the pier as the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T- AH 20) is moored pierside in San Juan 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 2nd Class Stephane Belcher/Released)