U.S. Army Reserve Capt. Tiffany LaMarca, 301st Field Hospital, St. Petersburg, Fla. instructs members of the U.S. Air National Guard, Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Army, Army Reserve and Navy Reserve participate in special skills training in administering care to patients with communicable diseases including Ebola, influenza, and pneumonic plague during Innovative Readiness Training Appalachian Care 2019 at Wise County Fairgrounds, Wise, Va., Aug. 20, 2019.
Appalachian Care Innovative Readiness Training 2019 takes place Aug. 16-29, 2019, to care for the medically underserved communities of Wise, Virginia while simultaneously conducting deployment and readiness training for military personnel. Innovative Readiness Training is the only hands-on training opportunity authorized to operate within the U.S. During Appalachian Care IRT 2019, medical operations will be staged at one physical location at Wise County Fairgrounds. The Appalachian Care IRT 2019 team provides medical, dental, optometry and veterinary care to assist local health and municipal authorities in addressing underserved and unmet community health and civic needs. Units also conduct critical mission training and logistical movement in order to simulate hands-on deployment readiness operations and health care delivery in the time of crisis, conflict or disaster (Air National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Andrew Layton).
Date Taken: | 08.20.2019 |
Date Posted: | 08.21.2019 12:40 |
Photo ID: | 5686280 |
VIRIN: | 190820-F-VX133-550 |
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Size: | 2.75 MB |
Location: | WISE, VIRGINIA, US |
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