Armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 rifle a US Army (USA) female Medic guards the entrance to at facility where female medical personnel provide care for local Afghani women during a Medical Civil Action Program (MEDCAP) held in the village of Aroki, located in the Kapisa Province of Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Soldiers from the 48th Combat Support Hospital, along side US Air Force (USAF) Airmen from the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing (EAW) and ROK Army Soldiers from the 924th Medical hospital, operate the programs, which provides free medical and dental care to residents of local villages as well as literature on the dangers of unexploded ordnance and information on why the US...
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[Complete] Scene Caption: Armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 rifle a US Army (USA) female Medic guards the entrance to at facility where female medical personnel provide care for local Afghani women during a Medical Civil Action Program (MEDCAP) held in the village of Aroki, located in the Kapisa Province of Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Soldiers from the 48th Combat Support Hospital, along side US Air Force (USAF) Airmen from the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing (EAW) and ROK Army Soldiers from the 924th Medical hospital, operate the programs, which provides free medical and dental care to residents of local villages as well as literature on the dangers of unexploded ordnance and information on why the US Military is here in their country.
Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM
Base: Aroki
State: Kapisa
Country: Afghanistan (AFG)
Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
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