250108-N-KC192-1118 PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Jan. 8, 2025) The Honorable Shannon Glover, mayor of Portsmouth, Virginia, gives remarks during the future Bethesda-class expeditionary medical ship USNS Portsmouth (EMS-3) ship naming ceremony, Jan. 8, 2025. The primary mission of the EMS as a high-speed forward-deployed medical ship is to provide rapid, responsive sea-based and near-shore hospital level critical care, humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, non-combatant evacuation operations and special operations. The EMS is designed to respond and provide care at a more rapid pace than their predecessors, USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort, sailing at speeds of at least 30 knots with a range of 5,500 nautical miles at 24 knots. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Levi Decker)
| Date Taken: | 01.08.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 01.10.2025 18:35 |
| Photo ID: | 8826687 |
| VIRIN: | 250108-N-KC192-1118 |
| Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
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| Location: | PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, US |
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