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In the final hours of Ola de Esperanza Sanadora or Healing Waves of Hope exercise, U.S. Navy Seaman Holli Glenn and Army Cpl. Chantel Ruffin both assigned to the Naval Ophthalmic Support and Training Activity u More

Sunrise reflecting on the glass of the east side of the Sioux City air traffic control tower creates an orange fiery glow on a quiet spring morning at the Sioux Gateway Airport Col Bud Day field in Sioux City, More

Personalists Technical Sgt. Jessie Motley and Master Sgt. Christie Groves from the Iowa Air Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing work at the receiving line as members of the Innovative Readiness Team arrive at the More

Lt. Col. James Torsney (right) an Optometrist from the Iowa Air National Guard, 185th Air Refueling Wing trains 185th ARW member Senior Airman Amanda Armstrong, a medical technician, on the use of a slit lamp m More

Service members from across the nation receive a brief at Ponce, Puerto Rico, April 26, 2019, during Innovative Readiness Training Puerto Rico. Marine Forces Reserve Sailors are working jointly with several Nat More

Lt. Col. James Torsney (right) an Optometrist from the Iowa National Guard, 185th Air Refueling Wing and Lt. Col. Jennifer Carver (left) from the Georgia Air National Guard 165th Airlift Wing train 185th ARW me More

People from the local community fill out medical forms at Ponce, Puerto Rico, April 27, 2019, during Innovative Readiness Training Puerto Rico. The purpose of the Innovative Readiness Training Puerto Rico is to More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Breaunna N. Lewis, a medical technician with 187th Medical Group, (left), and U.S. Air Force Maj. Rashida A. Fambro, a pharmacist with 187th Medical Detachment 1 Chemical, Biolog More

Senior Airman Amanda Armstrong, a medical technician assigned to the 185th Air Refueling Wing, Sioux City Iowa, examines a patient’s eye in Mayaguez Puerto Rico April 28, 2019. Armstrong is a part of a two week More

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Raezelann Copeland, a medical technician with the Expeditionary Medical Facility, Camp Pendleton, uses a intraocular pressure measurement device in Lares, Puerto Rico, Apri More

Omaha Nebraska resident Technical Sgt. Jessica Martinez 185th Air Refueling Wing Medical Group, Iowa Air National Guard, talks with a patient at the site of care in Ponce, Puerto Rico on April 29, 2019. Martine More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Laureen Savage, a pharmacist with the 133rd Airlift Wing, left, shows U.S. Air Force Col. Jamar Scott, Director of Civil-Military Engagement Policy, a document that was created to help c More

U.S. Army Maj. Alexandra Dillion, a nurse corps officer with the Delaware Army National Guard Medical Detachment Service carries a baby at Ponce, Puerto Rico, April 29, 2019, during Innovative Readiness Trainin More

An Airman from the Minnesota Air National Guard’s 133rd Civil Engineering Squadron inspects a floor of a bathroom for a school in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico April 30, 2019. The 133rd CES is working in Mayaguez as a More

U.S. Army Reserve Specialist Julio Matias 355th Area Support Medical Company helps a patient with a vision test at the Ponce site of care during the 2019 Innovative Readiness Training exercise taking place in P More

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Jacqueline Moore stands in formation in preparation for a promotion at Ponce, Puerto Rico, April 30, 2019, during Innovative Readiness Training Puerto Rico. IRT Puerto Rico is also called More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Chad Macheel, a medical provider with the 133rd Medical Group, checks the pulse of a patient in Lares, Puerto Rico, April 30, 2019. Macheel is at one of the six Innovative Readiness Trainin More

Iowa Army National Guard 1st Lt. Jordan Helming, 1st Battalion 194th Field Artillery Regiment, a chaplain from Sioux Center Iowa, speaks with a civilian in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, April 30, 2019. Helming was ta More

A U.S. Army Soldier provides optometry care to a patient at Ponce, Puerto Rico, April 30, 2019, during Innovative Readiness Training Puerto Rico. The purpose of the IRT Puerto Rico is to provide dental, optomet More

Master Sgt. Oscar Sanchez 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard public health, helps translate spanish to english to dental technician Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Benjamin Matip, 4th Dental Battalio More

A U.S. Army Soldier examines a patient’s vision at Ponce, Puerto Rico, May 1, 2019, during Innovative Readiness Training Puerto Rico. IRT Puerto Rico is also called Ola de Esperanza Sanadora, which translates t More

Master Sgt. Adam Wright (right) 185th Air Refueling Wing dental technician with the Iowa Air National Guard works with Navy Reserve Commander Dave Carneiro a dentist with the Expeditionary Medical Facility, Cam More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman's Justin Whitcomb and Megan Fields, both services specialist with the 183rd Wing, prepare breakfast in mobile kitchen trailer in Lares, Puerto Rico, May 1, 2019. Whitcomb and Fields More

U.S. Army Capt. Aaron Peterson, an optometrist with the 179th Medical Detachment, 531st Hospital Center, checks a patient’s eyesight in Jayuya, Puerto Rico, May 1, 2019. Peterson is at one of the six Innovative More

U.S. Air Force Staff. Sgt. Malika Sengsavath, A dental assistant with the 302nd Aeromedical Staging Squadron, assists U.S. Navy Cmdr.Victor Oramas, a Dentist assigned to Operational Health Support Unit. Oramas More

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Linsey Daley, Expeditionary Medical Facility, Camp Pendleton, uses an intraocular pressure measurement device in Jayuya, Puerto Rico, May 1, 2019. Daley is at one of the si More

U.S. Department of Defense servicemembers learn how to suture in Lares, Puerto Rico, May 2, 2019. The servicemembers are at one of the six Innovative Readiness Training sites which aims to provide hands-on, mis More

U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Jennifer Mantanona, a dental hygienist with Expeditionary Medical Facility Camp Pendleton, performs dental care on a patient at Ponce, Puerto Rico, May 2, 2019, during Innovative R More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Marquee Chambers, a dental technician with the Air Force Reserve, plays a game with a child at Ponce, Puerto Rico, May 2, 2019, during Innovative Readiness Training Puerto Rico. IRT Pu More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Pyne, a hospital corpsman with 4th Dental Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, assists two U.S. Navy Sailors performing maintenance on dental equi More

Staff Sgt. Alisha Sandage 185th Air Refueling Wing Medical Squadron Iowa Air National Guard checks water collected from a portable water tank at the point of distribution at Fort Allen near Ponce, Puerto Rico o More

Airman Mathew Bee, 183rd Wing Force Support Squadron Illinois Air National Guard cooks chicken patties in an Army Mobile Kitchen Trailer with Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris Sohacki, Expeditionary Medical Facilit More

U.S. Army Pvt. Adrinana Alvira, a fueler with the 448th First Support Company, Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, adds fuel to a vehicle in Lares, Puerto Rico, May 3, 2019. Alvira is at one of the six Innovative Readi More

A child waits for her turn to get optometry care at Ponce, Puerto Rico, May 4, 2019, during Innovative Readiness Training Puerto Rico. IRT Puerto Rico is also called Ola de Esperanza Sanadora, which translates More

Sgt. Jarrell Maull, a combat medic with the Delaware Army National Guard works near a large collection of sticky notes on May 4, 2019 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The collection of notes represents some of the issues More

Navy Reserve Lt. Cmdr. James Nash, the pharmacy officer in charge for the DAEOC Tri-State Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) 2019, poses for a photo at his workstation June 13, 2019, during the IRT at Ballard More

Air Force Staff Sgt. Lindsy Evans, an optometry technician for the DAEOC Tri-State Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) 2019, gives a personal introductions June 13, 2019, during the IRT Right Start briefing at More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ariana Sandefur, a food services specialist assigned to the 181st Intelligence Wing, Indiana Air National Guard, poses for a photo at the Miner Baptist Church in Sikeston, Missou More

David Meinschein, Ballard Memorial High School assistant superintendent, gives a personal introduction during the Right Start briefing June 13, 2019, during an Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) mission in at More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Dawn DeJesus, a registered dental hygienist assigned to the 11th Dental Squadron, Joint Base Andrews, prepares dental supplies at Cairo, Ill., June 13, 2019. DeJesus and other service More

Air Froce Capt. Dominic Rentz, an optometrist with the 56th Aerospace Medicine Squadron at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., provides eye care to patients at the DAEOC Ti-State IRT 2019 mission, June 14. The Innovati More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sarah Bowerfind, an aerospace medical technician assigned to the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, smiles while performing a medical screening at the Miner Baptist Church in Sikes More

U.S. Army Spc. David Sullivan, an optical laboratory specialist assigned to Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., places a prescription lens inside an eyeglasses frame at the Sikeston Head Start in Sikeston, Mo., June 15, 20 More

Navy Reserve Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Tellington (left), an oral surgeon with the Operational Health Support Unit, Bremerton; Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Ashley Craig (middle), the dental noncommissioned officer in c More

Navy Reserve Petty Officer 3rd Class Toney Johnson, a dental technician for the DAEOC Tri-State Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) 2019, performs a dental procedure on a patient June 15, 2019, at Ballard Memor More

Navy Reserve Lt. Cmdr. James McClelland, a clinical psychologist for the DAEOC Tri-State Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) 2019, gives a briefing on sleep education to service members June 15, 2019, at Ballar More

Air National Guard Senior Airman Rachel Davis, an optometry technician for the DAEOC Tri-State Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) 2019, writes down patient informations June 15, 2019, at Ballard Memorial High More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Andrew Adamich (right), officer in charge of DAEOC Tri-State IRT 2019, speaks with Paula Kinchen, Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corporation executive administrative assistant, about th More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Andrew Adamich, the officer-in-charge of Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corporation Tri-State Innovative Readiness Training 2019, informs fellow service members of the flooding of one o More

Service members assigned to the Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corporation Tri-State Innovative Readiness Training 2019 Barlow site pose for a group photo in Barlow, Ky., June 17, 2019. DAEOC Tri-State IRT 201 More

Navy Reserve Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Robbie Klahn, a dental technician with the Navy Operational Support Center, Omaha, Ne., leads his fellow hospital corpsmen in reciting the Navy Hospital Corps Pledge on More

U.S. Army Spc. Christopher Jones, an optometry technician, and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Cameron Henderson, an eye specialist, both assigned to the 507th Optometry Detachment, 131st Field Hospital, perform vision sc More

U.S. Air Force public health and bioenvironmental engineering specialists deployed in support of Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corporation Tri-State Innovative Readiness Training 2019 visit a dairy farm in Pe More

Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Angel Cedillo, left, Cairo site communications noncommissioned officer in charge who is a cyber transport specialist from the 136th Communications Flight, Ft. Worth, Texas, and Air More

(from left) U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Dylan Whitworth and U.S. Air Force Maj. Derek Melton, both assigned to the 181st Intelligence Wing, Indiana Air National Guard, fold a flag prior to a flag retirement cere More

Navy Reserve Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Matthew Oberg, with the Expeditionary Medical Facility, Great Lakes, sanitizes kitchen equipment during an Innovative Readiness Training mission at Cario, Ill., July 1 More

Service members participating in Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) gather books to donate June 19, 2019, during the DAEOC Tri-State IRT 2019 mission at Ballard Memorial High School, Barlow, Ky. The members ga More

Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Matthew Bembenek, information technology specialist for the DAEOC Tri-State Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) 2019, poses for a photo June 19, 2019, in the server room at B More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Joseph Namange, a hospital corpsman assigned to Expeditionary Medical Facility Great Lakes, U.S. Navy Reserve, practices suturing techniques at a temporary medical clinic in Si More

Navy Reserve Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Cameron Labelle, the Cairo site pharmacy assistant with the Operational Health Support Unit, Bremerton, left, and Air National Guard 1st Lt. Freddy Kabasele-Kalonji, the More

U.S. service members perform dental services at a temporary clinic in the Miner Baptist Church in Sikeston, Mo., June 20, 2019. The service members deployed to Sikeston in support of Delta Area Economic Opportu More

U.S. Air Force Col. Christopher Alderdice, the commander of the 181st Intelligence Wing, Indiana Air National Guard, scoops up raw ingredients for meatballs next to U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Josh McGowan, the m More

U.S. Navy Reserve Capt. Frank J. Brajevic, the commanding officer of Operational Health Support Unit Bremerton, laughs while speaking with an Airman at the Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corporation Tri-State More

Sherry Miller, Daystar Community Program director, stands at the front desk in the Daystar Community Program store, June 21, 2019, in Cairo, Ill. Sherry Miller has worked for The Daystar Community Program for 2 More

Air National Guard Col. Christopher Alderdice, commander 181st Intelligence Wing, recognizes Airmen and Sailors during the Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corporation Tri-State Innovative Readiness Training 201 More

Service members assigned to the Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corporation Tri-State Innovative Readiness Training Sikeston site pose for a group photo at the Miner Baptist Church in Sikeston, Mo., June 22, 20 More

Navy Reserve Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Robbie Klahn, a dental technician assigned to the Expeditionary Medical Facility, Great Lakes, poses for a picture outside Cair Jr./Sr. High School during an Innovatice More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Geoffrey Elungata, a biomedical equipment technician assigned to the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, listens to a briefing on medical equpiment issues at a temporary cli More

Air National Guard Airmen with the 175th Wing, Baltimore, Md., pose for a photo during an Innovative Readiness Training mission in Cairo, Ill., June 23, 2019. The Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corporation Tri More

U.S. service members deployed to Sikeston in support of Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corporation Tri-State Innovative Readiness Training 2019 take shelter in a reinforced hallway during a tornado warning at More

Air National Guard Lt. Col. Andrew Adaminch, DAEOC Tri-State IRT 2019 mission commander, addresses the staff at the Barlow, Ky. temporary health clinic during the DAEOC Tri-State IRT 2019 awards ceremony. The m More

U.S. service members participate in an awards ceremony following the conclusion of Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corporation Tri-State Innovative Readiness Training 2019 in Barlow, Ky., June 24, 2019. DAEOC T More

Air National Guard Lt. Col Andrew Adamich, the Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corporation Tri-State Innovatice Rreadiness Training 2019 mission officer in charge assigned to the 176th Wing, Anchorage, Alaska, More

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Russell Hunt, superintendent of the 116th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), Georgia Air National Guard, hammers a wall stud during Innovative Readiness Training at Camp Paumalu Gi More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Rashard Howard, a pavements and construction equipment apprentice with the 116th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), Georgia Air National Guard, hauls dirt with a track loader for gratin More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mark Wilkes, an electrical systems craftsman with the 116th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), Georgia Air National Guard, trims a piece of wood using a reciprocating saw while Master Sgt. More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ernesto Lopez Falcon, a services specialist with the 116th Air Control Wing (ACW), Georgia Air National Guard, prepares chicken wings for lunch from a Disaster Relief Mobile Kitchen More

U.S. Airmen from the 116th Air Control Wing, Georgia Air National Guard (ANG), join for a group photo during Innovative Readiness Training at Camp Paumalu Girl Scout Camp, Hawaii, July 25, 2019. The 116th Civil More

Service members work together to set up an optometry station at Ponce, Puerto Rico, April 26, 2019, during Innovative Readiness Training Puerto Rico. Marine Forces Reserve Sailors are working jointly with sever More

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Tony F. Goodwin, a hospital corpsman with Operational Health Support Unit San Diego, checks a patient’s body temperature by using a thermometer at Ponce, Puerto Rico, April 27, 2019 More

U.S. service members participate in Innovative Readiness Training Puerto Rico at Ponce, Puerto Rico, April 28, 2019. IRT Puerto Rico is also called Ola de Esperanza Sanadora, which translates to Healing Wave of More

U.S. Air Force Col. Jamar Scott, Director of Civil-Military Engagement Policy, listens to U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Rhonda Svatek, a dental technician with the Navy Operational Support Center Housto More

U.S. service members discuss any issues that occurred during the day at Ponce, Puerto Rico, April 29, 2019, during Innovative Readiness Training Puerto Rico. The purpose of the Innovative Readiness Training Pue More

Airmen from the Minnesota Air National Guard’s 133rd Civil Engineering Squadron, prepare a school’s roof for resurfacing in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico April 30, 2019. The 133rd CES is working on the school as part o More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Gabriel Adjetey, a hospital corpsman with 4th Dental Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, puts on a face mask at Yauco, Puerto Rico, April 30, 2019, du More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Chad Macheel, a medical provider with the 133rd Medical Group, poses for a photo in Lares, Puerto Rico, April 30, 2019. Macheel is at one of the six Innovative Readiness Training sites whic More

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Michael R. Berry, the adjutant general of Delaware National Guard, visits participants of Innovative Readiness Training at Ponce, Puerto Rico, April 30, 2019. IRT Puerto Rico is also called More

U.S. Army Captain Sadia Kalsoom an Optometrist with the 24th Medical Detachment based in Fort Bragg, North Carolina performs a visual exam at the Yauco site of care during the 2019 Innovative Readiness Training More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Riley Elliott, a services specialist with the 183rd Wing, prepares the meal sign-in roster in Lares, Puerto Rico, May 1, 2019. Elliott is at one of the six Innovative Readiness T More

U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Jennifer Mantanona, a dental hygienist with Expeditionary Medical Facility Camp Pendleton, conducts a dental cleaning on a patient at Ponce, Puerto Rico, May 1, 2019, during Innova More

U.S. Army Capt. Aaron Peterson, an optometrist with the 179th Medical Detachment, 531st Hospital Center, checks the eye prescription in Jayuya, Puerto Rico, May 1, 2019. Peterson is at one of the six Innovative More

Iowa Army National Guard 1st Lt. Jordan Helming, a chaplain assigned to 1st Battalion 194th Field Artillery Regiment, and Senior Albert Whiting Jr., a medical technician assigned to the 187th Fighter Wing, Med More

Master Sgt. Adam Wright (left) 185th Air Refueling Wing dental technician with the Iowa Air National Guard works with Navy Reserve Commander Dave Carneiro a dentist with the Expeditionary Medical Facility, Camp More

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Benjamin Matip, Navy Operational Support Center Houston, Texas, prepares a patient for x-rays in Jayuya, Puerto Rico, May 1, 2019. Matip is at one of the six Innovative Rea More

U.S. Navy Capt. Larry Goldstein, the executive officer for 4th Dental Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, speaks to service members at Ponce, Puerto Rico, May 2, 2019, during Innovativ More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Pyne, a hospital corpsman with 4th Dental Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, prepares to perform dental care on a patient at Ponce, Puerto Rico, More

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Magen Ancker, a medical provider with the Expeditionary Medical Facility, Camp Pendleton, helps U.S. Army Cpl. Daniel Sanchez, a fueler with the 448th First Support Company, Fort Buchanan, P More

A U.S. Navy Sailor assists with an eyesight test at Ponce, Puerto Rico, May 2, 2019, during Innovative Readiness Training Puerto Rico. IRT Puerto Rico is also called Ola de Esperanza Sanadora, which translates More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris Sohacki, Expeditionary Medical Facility Great Lakes One prepares the noon meal with Airman Mathew Bee, 183rd Wing Force Support Squadron Illinois Air National Guard cooks chicken p More

U.S Army Pvt. Adrinana Alvira, a fueler with the 448th First Support Company, Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, checks the fuel level in Lares, Puerto Rico, May 3, 2019. Alvira is at one of the six Innovative Readine More