Keywords: US Navy 070605-N-6081J-066 Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (FFC), Adm. Gary Roughead, speaks with Sailors aboard the Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) during a pre-deployment visit.jpg en NORFOLK Va June 5 2007 - Commander U S Fleet Forces Command FFC Adm Gary Roughead speaks with Sailors aboard the Military Sealift Command MSC hospital ship USNS Comfort T-AH 20 during a pre-deployment visit Comfort will remain at Naval Station Norfolk until mid-June to load personnel and supplies in preparation for a multi-month humanitarian assistance deployment to the U S Southern Command USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility AOR which includes Latin America and the Caribbean During the deployment Comfort expects to provide medical treatment to approximately 85 000 patients in more than a dozen countries While deployed Comfort will be under operational control of U S Naval Forces Southern Command NAVSO and tactical control of Destroyer Squadron DESRON 24 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tyler Jones RELEASED 2007-06-05 070605-N-6081J-066 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 46938 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tyler Jones PD-USGov-Military-Navy Gary Roughead in 2007 Naval Station Norfolk |