KAUAI, Hawaii – Hundreds of service members spanning across different branches joined together to execute the Air Force Reserve’s Tropic Care Innovative Readiness Training medical mission, June 13-20, granting service members real-world deployment and readiness training, while providing no-cost medical services to the community here.
The Tropic Care 2024 IRT team offered medical evaluations, dental care, complete optometry exams with prescription glasses fabricated on-site, mental health screenings, nutrition and for the first year veterinarian services partnered with the Kauai Humane Society and dermatology care were available to the community.
“While we are providing these services to the community, we are also allowing...
U.S. service members from the Air Force Reserve, Air Force, Air National Guard, Navy, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, and Army, allowing for a range of experience levels and backgrounds, and creating an environment where innovation thrives.
KAUA’I, Hawaii – A cat undergoes a spay surgery performed by Capt. Rachel Farr, U.S. Army, stationed at Ft. Moore, Georgia, and currently attached to the Air Force Reserve Innovative Readiness Training team to assist with a spay and neuter clinic on the island of Kauai, Hawaii, June 12, 2024. This marks the first time veterinary services were offered at no cost as part of Tropic Care, a mission through the IRT program designed to increase troop readiness while strengthening communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Laura Fitzmorris)
