JSOTF-P's Forward Surgical Team Making a Difference in Southern Philippines [Image 6 of 8]

SULU, PHILIPPINES

11.09.2009

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Special Operations Command Pacific

Air Force Lt. Col. Arnold Stocker, a certified registered nurse anesthetist with Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines Forward Surgical Team, comforts a pediatric patient prior to general anesthesia to remove a cyst on his chest. In Jolo for the last four months, the five member FST Air Force medical personnel operate a fully staffed trauma facility, providing training and emergency and routine care for JSOTF-P service members, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and occasionally local residents.

• Date Taken: 11.09.2009
• Date Posted: 12.19.2009 00:33
• Photo ID: 233151
• VIRIN: 091109-F-0000X-032
• Resolution: 2000x2304
• Size: 811.33 KB
• Location: SULU, PH