USNS Burlington returns to Mayport Naval Base on Thursday

JACKSONVILLE, Florida. – The USNS Burlington returns to Jacksonville with more than 100 mission personnel on board Thursday from a humanitarian assistance mission.

U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/US 4th Fleet announced that USNS Burlington will return to Naval Station Mayport on Thursday afternoon, August 29, at 2 p.m.

This year’s Continuing Promise 2024 visited five countries: Jamaica, Costa Rica, Honduras, Colombia and Panama. Continuing Promise 2024 is the 14th mission to the region since 2007 and the second aboard the USNS Burlington, DVIDS said.

At each stop, U.S. Navy medical personnel, Seabees, musicians, Women, Peace and Security (WPS) experts and U.S. Army veterinarians worked with the host country on patient care, knowledge sharing and joint projects, according to a press release.

News4JAX will broadcast the arrival live. You can follow it on News4JAX.com and News4JAX+.

NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (July 3, 2024) – The Spearhead-class expeditionary transport ship USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10) is moored at the pier at Naval Station Mayport prior to departure for Continuing Promise 2024. Continuing Promise 2024 is the 14th mission to the region since 2007 and the second aboard USNS Burlington. The mission is designed to foster goodwill, strengthen existing partnerships with partner nations, and encourage the creation of new partnerships between countries, non-governmental organizations, and international organizations. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jasmin L. Aquino) DVIDS (Copyright 2024 by WJXT News4JAX – All rights reserved.)

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