The USNS Comfort continues providing humanitarian aid in Latin America, with the Dominican Republic its fourth of six stops.

The U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic has announced the upcoming arrival of the USNS Comfort, a hospital ship from the U ...

As part of a humanitarian mission, U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the USNS Comfort provided vital medical care to communities in Manta, Ecuador. From surgeries to pediatric care, this outreach effort ...

The U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort docked in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, on Wednesday, July 16, to begin a three-day humanitarian medical mission. The initiative, part of the Continuing ...

The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed from Colón, Panama, after spending five days providing medical ...

The U.S. and Panama are conducting a major military exercise during the week of July 13 to practice defending the Panama Canal, an increasingly strategic chokepoint as tensions with China grow. The ...

The joint exercise reinforced preparation for threats to the security of the Panama Canal and other strategic infrastructure.

The US Navy has officially changed the name of its ship honoring slain gay-rights icon Harvey Milk to the USNS Oscar V. Peterson in commemoration of the WWII Medal of Honor recipient.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the USNS Harvey Milk will be renamed in honor of Oscar V. Peterson, a decorated Navy chief petty officer.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Friday the USNS Harvey Milk is being renamed the USNS Oscar V. Peterson.

The USNS Harvey Milk was named in 2016 by then-Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, who said at the time that the John Lewis-class of oilers would be named after leaders who fought for civil and human rights.

Hegseth announces USNS Harvey Milk is being renamed USNS Oscar V. Peterson "We are taking the politics out of ship naming," the defense secretary said.