Sailors prepare for a surgical operation in an operating room aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort in the Caribbean Sea, Oct. 19, 2017. Comfort is operating in the vicinity of Ponce, Puerto Rico, to provide medical services with additional visits being planned around the island. The Department of Defense is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Maria to minimize suffering and is one component of the overall whole-of-government response effort. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Danny Ray Nunez Jr.