National Guard provides medical treatment to tribes in Idaho, Nevada
Approximately 100 citizen-Soldiers and Airmen from the Arizona, Idaho, Minnesota and Nevada National Guards provided care for two Native American Tribes in Idaho and Nevada May 11-26 as part of Operation Nimiipuu Health, a DoD Innovative Readiness Training program. National Guardsmen provided medical, dental and optometry services to the Nez Perce Tribe and surrounding community of Lapwai, Idaho, May 16-18 and similar care, in addition to behavioral health services, to members of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes and the surrounding community of Duck Valley, Nevada May 22-25, 2023. (U.S. National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Becky Vanshur)
