On the Horizon

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On the Horizon

The USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) and USNS Comfort (T-AH-20) have been deployed to assist in the health crisis - Coronavirus Pandemic 2020 (COVID-19). The USNS Mercy deployed to Los Angeles on Friday March 27, 2020. The USNS Comfort deploys today from Norfolk, Virginia - arriving in New York on Monday, March 30, 2020.

The ships will provide much-needed assistance for health professionals in both cities but will not hold the covid-19 patients. Both ships will assist in overflow of patients at each location.

Today President Trump will be seeing off the USNS Comfort in Norfolk, Virginia. He is going to "...kiss it goodbye!" This will be the first time in U.S. history that a hospital ship has been deployed for a global pandemic. It is a symbol of hope and the mounting severity of this crisis.

An article by André B. Sobocinskli, said the "USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort are no different in this regard and are comparable to some of the largest trauma hospitals in the United States. Each ship contains 12 fully equipped operating rooms, a bed capacity of 1,000 and can boast of digital radiological services, medical laboratories, full-serve pharmacies, blood banks, medical equipment repair shops, prosthetics and physical therapy.

Emblazoned with nine red crosses and stretching 894 feet in length (the size of three football fields) Mercy and Comfort remain powerful symbols of medical care and hope during the darkest times." (André B. Sobocinski, Historian, US Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery).

For more information go to:
The official blog of the U. S. Navy
https://navylive.dodlive.mil/2020/03/26/usns-mercy-usns-comfort-2020-covid-19-deployment/

In our greatest time of need, our country is always ready and waiting. In this case, our citizens are in great need, and once again - our country has answered the call.

~ K. J. Weber
kjweberauthor.com



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Comments

  1. Casey WeberMarch 30, 2020 at 7:16 AM

    It is definitely a symbol of hope and we are so blessed to be able to have these resources to help us during a time like this!

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  2. The Jozette by K. J. WeberMarch 30, 2020 at 10:00 AM

    Yes we are!!! God is good and we are blessed to live in this amazing country🇺🇸

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