USNS Comfort Navy Hospital Ship Heading to Hurricane-Stricken Puerto Rico

USNS Comfort Navy Hospital Ship Heading to Hurricane-Stricken Puerto Rico
The USNS (United States Naval Ship) Comfort hospital ship is anchored off the coast of Port-au-Prince. Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images
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The naval hospital ship the USNS Comfort is headed to Puerto Rico.

The announced deployment of the ship was part of a package that included an increase in federal and military aid for the island, still in the early stages of recovery from Hurricane Maria.

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