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Congratulations on your orders to USNS COMFORT (T-AH 20)!
America's most prestigious ship!
We want to take this opportunity to welcome
you to the finest hosptial ship in the
Military Sealift Command fleet.
We are excited and enthusiastic to greet you
as a shipmate. For information on what to
bring with you to the ship, click here.
 (May 10, 2006) – USNS Comfort (T-AH20) arrives in Norfolk for the last phase of her training mission before heading back to her homeport in Baltimore harbor. U.S. Navy photograph taken by Journalist Third Class Heather Weaver (RELEASED)
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The primary mission of the Medical Treatment
Facility (MEDTRE FAC) in USNS Comfort is to
provide a mobile, flexible, and rapidly
responsive afloat medical capability for
acute medical and surgical care in support
of amphibious task forces, Marine Corps,
Army and Air Force elements, forward
deployed Navy elements of the fleet and
fleet activities located in areas where
hostilities may be imminent. Operations are
governed by the principles of the "Geneva
Convention for the Amelioration of the
Wounded, Sick, and Shipwrecked Members of
the Armed Forces at Sea" of August 12, 1949.
As a secondary mission, MEDTRE FAC COMFORT
is capable of providing a full hospital
service asset for use by other government
agencies involved in the support of relief
and humanitarian operations worldwide. These
mission statements are accountable to both
the Reduced Operating Status (ROS) and Full
Operating Status (FOS) military personnel
until the ship is activated.
However, the ROS personnel's immediate and
number one priority is to fully activate the
ship to a FOS Echelon III Medical Treatment
Facility within the prescribed 5-day time
frame. In meeting these missions, the ROS
personnel perform the following functions:
Serve as the nucleus of the critical core
required to execute activations;
Develop, test, and maintain systems and
procedures to support activation process;
Orient and train FOS augmenting staff;
Monitor/assess the medical treatment
facility's overall ability to fully
activate/perform mission.
When we receive your orders, you will be assigned a command sponsor who will be available to answer any questions you may have and/or to assist you in any way possible. Please advise your sponsor of your expected arrival date and any assistance you may require. We urge you to contact the ship if you do not hear from your sponsor within a couple of weeks of receiving your orders. To contact the command sponsor program coordinator, click here.
Your mailing address will depend upon the department and division you are assigned to. When you establish communication with your sponsor, ask for the division's post office box number. Your address will be:
Inport Baltimore, MD
Your Rank/Rate and Name
USNS Comfort (T-AH 20)
4209 Newgate Ave, Canton Pier 11
Baltimore, MD 21224
Ship's underway address
Your Rank/Rate and Name
Div/Dept
Medical Treatment Facility
USNS COMFORT (T-AH20)
FPO AE 09566-4008
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While the ship is pierside in Baltimore ship's phone number is (410)
631-7461 or (410) 631-7408.
You are embarking on an exceptional
opportunity for extraordinary growth and
personal pride. Look Ahead to the challenges
and rewards that await you as the newest
member of the COMFORT team.
Again, Welcome
Aboard!
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