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# News Release: U.S. Navy Hospital Ship, Enduring Promise Mission Returns in Response to Venezuela Regional Crisis

**MIAMI** - The U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is scheduled to****deploy in June from Naval Station Norfolk to the Caribbean, Central America, and South America to conduct humanitarian medical assistance missions in support of regional partners and in response to the regional impacts of the Venezuela political and economic crisis.

During a five-month humanitarian mission, U.S. military medical personnel will work alongside partners to provide medical assistance to communities based on needs identified by host-nation health ministries, and help relieve pressure on host nation medical systems in countries hosting Venezuelans who have fled the country’s crisis.

Countries hosting the USNS COMFORT during the mission will be announced at a later time.

“The USNS COMFORT represents our enduring promise to our partners in the Western Hemisphere - our shared neighborhood,” said U.S. Navy Adm. Craig Faller, commander of U.S. Southern Command, which will oversee the deployment. “U.S. Southern Command is committed to the region in support of our Caribbean and Latin American partners, as well as displaced Venezuelans who continue to flee the brutal oppression of the former Maduro regime and its interlocking, man-made political, economic and humanitarian crises.”

This marks the hospital ship’s seventh deployment to the region since 2007, second deployment to the Western Hemisphere in the last six months, and reflects the United States’ enduring promise of friendship, partnership, and solidarity with the Americas and the people of Venezuela.  The USNS COMFORT operation is part of the deepening of our engagement in the region under the health pillar of the U.S.-Caribbean 2020 Strategy. 

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### Buque hospital de la Marina de los EE. UU. y misión Promesa Duradera regresan a causa de crisis venezolana en la región

El buque hospital USNS Comfort de la Marina de los EE. UU. (T-AH 20) tiene programado desplegarse en junio desde la Estación Naval Norfolk hacia el Caribe, Centroamérica y Sudamérica, para llevar a cabo misiones de asistencia humanitaria en apoyo de países amigos en la zona y en respuesta al impacto regional de la crisis político-económica que vive Venezuela.

En una misión humanitaria de cinco meses de duración, el personal militar de los EE. UU. trabajará junto a naciones amigas para brindar asistencia médica a comunidades según las necesidades identificadas por los ministerios de salud de la nación anfitriona, y así ayudar a aliviar la presión en los sistemas médicos de la nación anfitriona en países que reciben a migrantes venezolanos que escapan de la crisis.

Posteriormente se anunciarán los países que recibirán al USNS COMFORT durante la misión.

“El USNS COMFORT representa la promesa continua a nuestros amigos del hemisferio occidental, nuestro vecindario compartido”, dijo el Almirante de la Marina de los EE. UU. Craig Faller, comandante del Comando Sur de los EE. UU., que supervisará el despliegue. “El Comando Sur de los EE. UU. se compromete con la región para apoyar a nuestros amigos caribeños y latinoamericanos, así como también con los venezolanos desplazados que siguen escapando de la brutal represión del régimen de Maduro y de su compleja crisis política y económica generada por el hombre”.

Es el séptimo despliegue del buque hospital en la región desde 2007, el segundo despliegue en el hemisferio occidental en los últimos seis meses, y refleja la promesa duradera de amistad que hicieron los EE. UU., además de la solidaridad con el continente americano y con el pueblo venezolano. La operación del USNS COMFORT es parte de la profundización de nuestro compromiso con la región, con base en los fundamentos de salud de la Estrategia 2020 de los EE. UU. en el Caribe. (www.state.gov/p/wha/rt/caribbeanstrategy/)

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## Em português

### Navio-hospital da Marinha dos EUA na missão Promessa Duradoura volta em resposta à crise regional na Venezuela 

O navio-hospital da Marinha dos EUA USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) está escalado para se mobilizar em junho da Estação Naval Norfolk para o Caribe, a América Central e a América do Sul, em missões humanitárias de assistência médica para apoiar os parceiros regionais, em resposta aos impactos regionais causados pela crise política e econômica da Venezuela.

Durante uma missão humanitária de cinco meses, militares da área de saúde dos EUA trabalharão junto com seus parceiros para prestar assistência médica às comunidades, de acordo com as necessidades identificadas pelos ministérios da Saúde das nações anfitriãs, e ajudar a aliviar a pressão sobre os sistemas de saúde dos países que recebem os venezuelanos que fugiram da crise no seu país.

Os países anfitriões do USNS COMFORT durante a missão serão anunciados oportunamente.

“O USNS COMFORT representa nossa promessa duradoura aos nossos parceiros do hemisfério ocidental – os nossos vizinhos”, disse o Almirante de Esquadra da Marinha dos EUA Craig Faller, comandante do Comando Sul dos EUA, que supervisionará o destacamento. “O Comando Sul dos EUA tem um compromisso com a região de apoiar nossos parceiros do Caribe e da América Latina, bem como os venezuelanos desalojados que continuam a fugir da brutal opressão do regime de Maduro e a consequente crise política, econômica e humanitária causada por ele.”

Esse é o sétimo destacamento do navio-hospital na região desde 2007 e o segundo para o hemisfério ocidental nos últimos seis meses, demonstrando a promessa duradoura dos EUA de amizade, parceria e solidariedade para com as Américas e o povo venezuelano. A operação do USNS COMFORT faz parte do nosso profundo compromisso na região sob o pilar de saúde da Estratégia EUA-Caribe 2020.(www.state.gov/p/wha/rt/caribbeanstrategy/)

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