Enduring Promise Initiative and U.S. Commitment to Ecuador
Channel: U.S. Navy
Date: 2018-10-25

ESMERALDAS, Ecuador (Oct. 23, 2018) Rear Adm. Sean S. Buck, commander, U.S. 4th Fleet, discusses U.S. commitment to the people of Ecuador and the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) role in supporting the Enduring Promise initiative. Comfort is on an 11-week medical support mission to Central and South America as part of U.S. Southern Command’s Enduring Promise initiative. Working with health and government partners in Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and Honduras, the embarked medical team will provide care on board and at land-based medical sites, helping to relieve pressure on national medical systems caused partly by an increase in cross-border migrants. The deployment reflects the United States’ enduring promise of friendship, partnership and solidarity with the Americas. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jailene Casso/Released) 181023-N-BN355-3001