U.S. Army Major Grace Dewars, an optometrist with the
Summary
U.S. Army Major Grace Dewars, an optometrist with the 215th Medical Detachment, helps a Filipino woman find her prescription to issue her glasses at a Cooperative Health Engagement (CHE) in Barangay Rabanes, San Marcelino, Zambales, Philippines April 13, 2013. The Cooperative Health Engagement consisted of medical, dental and veterinary community relations (COMREL) projects being performed by Combined/Joint Civil Military Operations Task Force (CJCMOTF) units in support of exercise Balikatan 2013. Balikatan is an annual Philippine-U.S. bilateral exercise. Humanitarian assistance and training activities enable the Philippine and American service members to build lasting relationships, train together and provide assistance in communities where the need is the greatest. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Cansin P. Hardyegritag/ Released).