The COH Foundation (COH) seeks to provide a ship-based humanitarian assistance / disaster-relief (HADR) platform. The ships involved will incorporate state-of the-art hospital facilities, an array of coalition (military) medical personnel, extensive air-lift capability, heavy equipment and emergency supplies in the context of a multinational, nation-state sponsored, public-private partnership. The introduction of this ship will allow us to respond to unforeseen catastrophic events faster and better equipped than any other military or civilian element in existence.