Local Kazakhs wait to be seen by the US Army 5th Special Forces Medical Unit, Fort Campbell, Kentucky during Operation BALANCE KAYAK held in Kazakhstan 14 September 2000. BALANCE KAYAK,12-21 September 2000 is a medical capabilities exercise between US and Kazakhstan providing various facets of medical treatment to12 villages by screening patients and providing training to increase Kazakhstan's medical capabilities. Services offered are OBGYN, Orthopedics and General Practice with a fully equipped mobile pharmacy. All equipment used was provided by the host nation, Kazakhstan
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Subject Operation/Series: BALANCE KAYAK
Country: Kazakhstan (KAZ)
Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeremy T. Lock, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
14/09/2000
Location
Campbell Army Airfield (Fort Campbell)
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Source
The U.S. National Archives
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