USNS Comfort Conducts Flight Operations with HSC 28 [Image 3 of 31]

MANTA, ECUADOR

06.26.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nall Morgan    

U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command / U.S. 4th Fleet

190626-N-IA905-1104 MANTA, Ecuador (June 26, 2019) Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 1st Class Peter Lagosh from Milwaukee, Wis., and Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Matt C. Braaten, from Virginia Beach, Va., fly in an MH-60S Seahawk assigned to the “Dragon Whales” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28 as it delivers medical supplies to a land-based medical site from the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort is working with health and government partners in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean to provide care on the ship and at land-based medical sites, helping to relieve pressure on national medical systems strained by an increase in Venezuelan migrants. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Morgan K. Nall)

• Date Taken: 06.26.2019
• Date Posted: 06.27.2019 23:32
• Photo ID: 5537762
• VIRIN: 190626-N-IA905-1104
• Resolution: 3800x2533
• Size: 788.25 KB
• Location: MANTA, EC
• Hometown: MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, US
• Hometown: VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA, US