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Community Health Outreach

Images of healthcare professionals providing medical assistance in community settings. Includes eye exams and oral health education, featuring warm, collaborative interactions.

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 2, 2022) - Lt. Cmdr. Alice-Anne Alcorn, from McKinney, Texas, right, and Capt. Fujisawa Hiroaki, a dentist with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, demonstrate proper oral hygiene to local children at Maranatha Hall during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia.
HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 2, 2022) - Lt. Cmdr. Alice-Anne Alcorn, from McKinney, Texas, right, and Capt. Fujisawa Hiroaki, a dentist with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, demonstrate proper oral hygiene to local children at Maranatha Hall during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia.
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Hurricane Wilma, Plantation, FL, October 28, 2005 Carlos Mendoza, FEMA Disaster Medical Assistance Team paramedic, (OK-1), right, shows Michelle Porter, of Plantation, how to use a breathing aparatus to be used in treatment of her son's pneumonia, in baackground, Shawn Porter, from Plantation, The DMAT is located at Westside Regional Medical Center to help the flow of patients visiting the emergency room.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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VINH, VIETNAM (July 13, 2012) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Maria Aluma-Lopez gives instruction on oral hygiene to children and adults at a medical civic action project at Nguyen Thi Minh Khai. Numerous civil action projects will be conducted during Pacific Partnership 2012 over the course of the two-week mission in Vietnam. Pacific Partnership is the largest annual humanitarian and civic action mission in the Asian-Pacific region. Military and civilian professionals from 10 other nations and 14 international and local non-government organizations have partnered to execute tailored humanitarian assistance projects and subject matter expert exchanges.
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for touring of the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital, University of Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center, and scenic locales, as well as discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials
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U.S. Air Force medical personnel registers a member of the Timor-Leste health services organization as a volunteer during the health services outreach event dry-run prior to Pacific Angel 22-4 in Baucau, Timor-Leste, Sept. 11, 2022. The operation, scheduled for Sept.12-17, will focus on capacity building through health services outreach, engineering civic action program construction projects and subject matter expert exchanges. The Indo-Pacific Command sponsors Pacific Angel to promote interoperability and demonstrate Department of Defense support capabilities for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief events by conducting global medical outreach and enhancing regional partnerships.
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A Pacific Partnership 2010 dentist treats a Cambodian child in a dental clinic at Sihanouk Provincial Hospital in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, on June 22, 2010.
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Karen Dennis, 81st Force Support Squadron human resources assistant, paints the face of Dominique Cunningham, son of U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dominique Cunningham, 81st Medical Support Squadron tricare operations and patient administration flight chief, during Operation Hero at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, April 2, 2022. The event, hosted by the Airman and Family Readiness Center in recognition of the Month of the Military Child, gave military children a glimpse into the lives of deployed military members. Children received Operation Hero dog tags and t-shirts as they made their way through a mock deployment line as well as the opportunity to experience medical triage demonstrations, military working dog demonstrations and have their faces painted.
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Local Veterinarian Graciela Aguilera injects a small dog with vaccine during VETRETES, Paso Barreto, Paraguay, Exercise NEW HORIZONS, with help from a US Army member. Combined Task Force Guarani Springs conducts engineer and medical operations in Paraguay, enabling joint training. The task force will renovate, construct and improve the infrastructure of four schools, four water wells, two medical clinics, and conduct multiple Medical Readiness Training Exercises (MEDRETES), and Veterinarian Readiness Training Exercises (VETRETES) as agreed to by the government of Paraguay. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS Base: Paso Barreto Country: Paraguay (PRY)
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110718-N-QD416-041 ACAJUTLA, El Salvador (July 18, 2011) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Paola Foxhoven, from Guayaquil, Ecuador, demonstrates proper oral hygiene during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service medical event at the Instituto Nacional Acajutla. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitarian assistance mission to the Caribbean, Central and South America.
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Dec. 4, 2022)Sailors assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), talk with young members of the community during a community relations event at Casa Lorenza in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Dec. 4, 2022. Comfort is deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Continuing Promise 2022, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America.
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formacion de comadronas, centro de salud de lancetillo, La Parroquia, Quiche, República de Guatemala, América Central.
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Children's pavilion run by Domincan catholic sisters and Chaine de l'Espoir. Free Treatment for Children having Congenital Heart Disease. Ho Chi Minh city. Vietnam.
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HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 2, 2022) - Lt. Matt Pearson, from Loiusville, Kentucky, assists Solomon Islands Police Officers on how to control a hemorrhage during a trauma response training course at Hell's Point during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia
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190810-N-DO465-1005SAO JOAO BATISTA, Brazil (Aug. 10, 2019) Lt. Meredith Jaggers and Brazilian navy Petty Officer Silvana perform initial patient evaluation in Sao Joao Batista, Brazil, Aug. 10. This visit marks the third stop of a 26-day Brazil riverine humanitarian medical mission by five U.S. Navy and Air Forces physicians, a U.S. Navy nurse and their Brazilian counterparts deployed aboard the Brazilian navy hospital ship NAsH Doutor Montenegro (U16). The purpose of the mission is to exchange medical expertise, provide medical care to isolated communities along the Amazon River and serve as a capstone event for the U.S. Military Tropical Medicine Course.
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Captain Peter LoDico from the 96th Medical Operations Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, listens to the heart beat of a Paraguayan girl during the San Luis School Medical Readiness Training Exercises clinic at Concepcion, Paraguay during Exercise NEW HORIZONS. Combined Task Force Guarani Springs conducts engineer and medical operations in Paraguay from 10 March to 30 June 2001, enabling joint training between Air Force, Marines, Army, and Paraguayan military personnel. The task force will renovate, construct and improve the infrastructure of four schools; four water-wells, two medical clinics, and conduct multiple Medical Readiness Training Exercises (MEDRETES), and Veterinarian .... Complete Scene Caption: Captain Peter LoDico from the 96th Medical Operations Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, listens to the heart beat of a Paraguayan girl during the San Luis School Medical Readiness Training Exercises clinic at Concepcion, Paraguay during Exercise NEW HORIZONS. Combined
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060517-N-2832L-001. Complete Scene Caption: US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman Third Class (HM3) Alisa Wilson (left) observes as Michael Bedwell, a senior training specialist with Multi-Services Group International, uses a Battlefield Medical Information Systems Telemedicine-equipped Personal Digital Assistant equipment aboard the USN Military Sealift Command (MSC) Hospital Ship (AH) USNS MERCY as it enters Apra Harbor, Guam, during its five-month deployment in the Pacific Region. The ship will participate in humanitarian assistance and civic action programs with civilian organizations at several Western Pacific islands. The MERCY is capable of supporting medical and humanitarian assistance needs. It is configured with special medical equipment and the ship has multi-specialized medical teams that can provide a range of services ashore as well as aboard the vessel. Base: Usns Mercy (T-AH 19)
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110414-N-NY820-138 KINGSTON, Jamaica (April 14, 2011) Lt. Cmdr. Brian Feldman, assigned to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), examines a patient at the National Sports Arena in Kingston, Jamaica during Continuing Promise 2011 (CP11). CP11 is a five-month humanitarian assistance mission in the Caribbean, Central and South America.
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A member of the Military Airlift Command's 2nd, Aeromedical Evacuations Squadron assists an an Afghan patient at mealtime during a flight aboard a C-141B Starlifter aircraft. The man is one of 25 Afghan civilians being transported to the US Air Force Regional Medical Center at Weisbaden, West Germany, for specialized medical treatment following injuries incurred as a result of Afghanistan's civil war. The patients will later be evacuated to hospitals in Europe and the United States for donated medical assistance. Country: Unknown
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U.S. Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Heather Pounds talks with a patient about his walking abilities on June 24, 2010, in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, during a medical civic action event. The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) is in Cambodia in support of Pacific Partnership 2010.
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Body treatment, The Spa at Thunderbird Resort, La Union, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
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COL. Maliwan Fryling, a doctor with the 15th Medical Group, examines a Thai boy while participating in a medical civic action program during the joint Thai-U.S. training exercise Cobra Gold '92. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '92 Base: Korat Country: Thailand (THA)
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HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Aug. 31, 2022) - Lt. Elizabeth Nevarez, from San Diego, speaks with physical therapists from the Solomon Islands about wound warning signs and preventative techniques at the National Referral Hospital in Honiara during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia.
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for touring of the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital, University of Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center, and scenic locales, as well as discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials
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Captain (Dr.) Dave Magusiak performs a tooth extraction on a Panamanian girl as Sergeant Ernest Montano looks on. Magusiak is participating in a humanitarian aid operation for impoverished Panamanians. Base: Santiago Country: Panama (PAN)
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Veterinarian, US Army Captain Juli Potter, from the 719th Medical Detachment, Fort Sheridan, Illinois, administers a dose of multivitamins to a dog during VETRETES, Paso Barreto, Paraguay, during Exercise NEW HORIZONS. Combined Task Force Guarani Springs conducts engineer and medical operations in Paraguay, enabling joint training. The task force will renovate, construct and improve the infrastructure of four schools, four water wells, two medical clinics, and conduct multiple Medical Readiness Training Exercises (MEDRETES), and Veterinarian Readiness Training Exercises (VETRETES) as agreed to by the government of Paraguay. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS Base: Paso Barreto Country: Paraguay (PRY)
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Dr. Sunseno, left, a Navy medical officer, and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Rolando Blanco talk to two staff members at the Jireh House orphanage while providing treatment for the children as part of a medical civic action project (MEDCAP) following the eruption of Mount Pinatubo. Base: Castillejos Country: Philippines
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Moore, Okla., May 25, 2013 Vy Ho, a nurse with Mercy Hospital provides llocal resident Mignon Rodriguez with a tetnus shot in a neighborhood impacted by the recent tornado. Residents are urged to register with FEMA if they have been impacted by the F5 tornado on May 20, 2013.. Moore, OK, May 25, 2013--Vy Ho, a nurse with Mercy Hospital provides a local resident with a tetnus shot in a neighborhood impacted by the recent tornado. Residents are urged to register wtih FEMA if they have been impacted by the F5 tornado on May 20, 2013.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 7, 2022) - Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22) personnel participate in a cultural dance at the conclusion of an oral surgery and periodontal emergencies subject matter expert exchange at the National Referral Hospital in Honiara during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia.
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PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (July 30, 2022) - Capt. Jeffrey Feinberg, commanding officer of Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), gives remarks during a medical symposium with Palawan Medical Society and Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22) medical professionals during PP22. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.
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Graphic highlighting patients serviced during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.
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PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (July 28, 2022) Capt. Hank Kim, mission commander of Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22), middle, Capt. Charles Maynard of the Royal Navy, PP22 deputy mission commander, right, U.S. Navy Sailors, rehabilitation center personnel and an American Red Cross volunteer pose for a photo in front of the Dr. Jose Antonio Socrates Rehabilitation Center during PP22. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.
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PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (Aug. 13, 2022) - Lt. Kimberly Kozlowski, from Saline, Michigan, right, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Eric Badger, from DeRidder, Louisiana, left, pose for a photo with local nurses during the Nursing Symposium held in support of Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.
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Graphic highlighting dental services conducted in Solomon Islands during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.