ARCTIC CARE 2017
Senior Airman Lauren Schoonover, 147th Medical Group, Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, Texas, and Major Brett Ringger, 136th Medical Group, Texas Air National Guard, treat local resident in pop-up optometry clinic during ARCTIC CARE 2017, Port Lions, Alaska, March 28, 2017. ARCTIC CARE 2017 is part of the Innovative Readiness Training program, which is an Office of Secretary of Defense sponsored civil-military collaboration intended to build on mutually beneficial partnerships between U.S. communities and the Department of Defense. ARCTIC CARE 2017 provides training opportunities for U.S. military (Active, Guard, Reserve) and Canadian Health service members to prepare for worldwide deployment while supporting the needs of underserved communities on Kodiak Island, Alaska. (U.S. Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Wendy Day)
