Military Glossary
The USNS Comfort receives its first patients among those who have been injured in the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
The USNS Comfort receives its first patients among those who have been injured in the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. This vessel operates as a floating hospital and was sent to Haiti to help treat earthquake victims. Aside from humanitarian missions, the USNS Comfort also takes care of servicemembers who have been wounded in combat.
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The Navy can mobilize quickly in the event of disasters that happen on American soil. Capt. David R. Pine of the USS Shreveport details how the Navy responded after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast.
Two members of the National Guard take chain saws to a tree that has fallen over after a storm.
An Army National Guard Soldier removes debris from a road so military vehicles can pass.
Soldiers prepare a package of aid supplies to be delivered by helicopter.
An Army National Guard Soldier takes a chain saw to a tree that has fallen after a storm.
When North Dakota needed help with the flooding Red River, members of the Army National Guard were there.
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