A young girl and local resident of Malali, looks apprehensive as Dr. (MAJ.) Pete Krafcisin, a dentist assigned to the 126th Medical Squadron, O'Hare Field, Chicago, Ill., prepares to extract one of her teeth. The 126th personnel provided three days of medical care to the local population in support of the first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from Air Force, Air Force Reserve & National Guard, Army, Army National Guard and Marine Corps participated in the exercise which included engineering and medical readiness training
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZON '97
Base: Malali
Country: French Guiana (GUF)
Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. James D. Mossman
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
19/08/1997
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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