Comfort Supplies Supplies and personnel are loaded aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., March 24, 2020. The Comfort is preparing to deploy in support of the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts and will serve as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients currently admitted to shore-based hospitals. This allows shore-based hospitals to focus their efforts on COVID-19 cases. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.17 MB) Tags: Navy Credit: Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua D. Sheppard VIRIN: 200324-N-PW494-0342.JPG Photo Gallery