PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – The USNS Comfort was an oil tanker before it was converted into a mercy-class hospital ship by the US Navy in 1987. Being one of the largest units in the Military Sealift ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — President Donald Trump announced in a press conference Thursday that the USNS Comfort hospital ship is expected to depart Virginia on Saturday to provide aid to New York. The ...

GREENSBORO — A U.S. Naval lieutenant who grew up in the city battles COVID-19 on the front lines in New York City. Lt. Catharyn Nosek works as a critical care nurse in intensive care aboard the ...

NORFOLK, Va. — The U.S. Navy's 1,000-bed military hospital ship is preparing to set out on a goodwill mission in Latin America. The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is set to embark on ...

The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort returned to Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia on Sunday after a 79-day deployment. The Comfort provided medical care and humanitarian assistance and ...

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. (WVEC) — The U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort returned to Naval Station Norfolk, on Tuesday. The ship completed an 11-week deployment to South and Central America. The ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The USNS Comfort hospital ship is expected to set sail for New York Saturday with a send-off from President Trump. U.S. Navy Reserve sailors arrived Wednesday on board the USNS ...

Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Bryce Batiancela, assigned to the “Chargers” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 Detachment 3 attached to hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), monitors ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The Norfolk-based USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is set to begin a three-month deployment on Friday morning as part of the U.S. Navy’s Continuing Promise 2025 mission. The Mercy-class ...