Air Force Physician Mentors Afghan Doctors

Air Force physician Maj. Robert Sarlay Jr., who works as a mentor for the Medical Embedded Training Team at Forward Operating Base Lightning, observes as Afghan National Army physicians conduct patient rounds at the Paktya Regional Medical Hospital, Aug. 15. The patient is an Afghan Soldier with 3rd Brigade, 203rd Thunder Corps, suffered a gunshot wound. Sarlay, a Dallas, Texas native who now resides in Dayton, Ohio describes his current job, equal parts administration and diplomacy.
“It’s unlike any other assignment I’ve ever had and probably ever will have,” Sarlay said of his current assignment.