Comfort Faces Different War

Navy Newstand ^ | 04/30/2003 | Seaman Erica Mater

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By Journalist Seaman Erica Mater, USNS Comfort Public Affairs

ABOARD USNS COMFORT, At Sea (NNS) -- Since March 20, Comfort has performed more than 450 surgical procedures during Operation Enduring/Iraqi Freedom.

That's nearly 130 more than the number of surgical procedures Comfort performed during Operation Desert Shield/Storm.

While those numbers might not be staggering, they should be kept in perspective. During Operation Desert Shield/Storm, Comfort was deployed to the region for a total of nine months, performing a total of 337 surgical procedures. This time, more than 450 surgeries have been performed in four weeks.

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