Lt. Col Jim Arneson, a dentist with the Alaskan Army

Lt. Col Jim Arneson, a dentist with the Alaskan Army National Guard looks to see where the tooth hurts in the mouth of a young Mongolian girl with the help of translator, Ms. Oyun Erdone while at the Buynt Uhaa Complex in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on Aug. 9 during Khaan Quest 2011, a combined joint-exercise hosted by the Mongolian Armed Forces in partnership with U.S. Pacific Command forces. Medical Civil Action Programs like this enable the countries involved to become familiar with one another in addition to helping the community of the host country. Khaan Quest officially started July 31 and continues until Aug. 12.