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A portion of the Dominican Republic Medical Readiness Training Exercise personnel walk towards an awaiting U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter, April 28, for transportation past protests, unrelated to the MEDRETE, in towns along the travel route to the final clinic site in Arenoso and billeting in San Francisco de Macorís Arenoso, Dominican Republic, during the largest Maxwell Air Force Base-planned U.S. Air Force Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE) to date. A group of 45 medics, translators, security and support personnel derived from the U.S. Air Force, Army and Marines provided dental, dermatologic, general medicine, optometric, pediatric, pharmacy and public health services. The medics treated 8,602 patients at three locations during the eight days of the U.S. SOUTHCOM sponsored Beyond the Horizon 2009 – Caribbean. A MEDRETE is a U. S. Southern command-sponsored exercise designed to provide humanitarian assistance and free medical care to the people of the host nation, while providing an unparalleled training opportunity for U.S. and host nation forces. SOUTHCOM sponsors approximately 70 MEDRETEs per year. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Capt. Ben Sakrisson)

Dominican Republic medical exercise cut short by protests

A portion of the Dominican Republic Medical Readiness Training Exercise personnel walk towards an awaiting U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter, April 28, for transportation past protests, unrelated to the MEDRETE, in towns along the travel route to the final clinic site in Arenoso and billeting in San Francisco de Macorís Arenoso, Dominican Republic, during the largest Maxwell Air Force Base-planned U.S. Air Force Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE) to date. A group of 45 medics, translators, security and support personnel derived from the U.S. Air Force, Army and Marines provided dental, dermatologic, general medicine, optometric, pediatric, pharmacy and public health services. The medics treated 8,602 patients at three locations during the eight days of the U.S. SOUTHCOM sponsored Beyond the Horizon 2009 – Caribbean. A MEDRETE is a U. S. Southern command-sponsored exercise designed to provide humanitarian assistance and free medical care to the people of the host nation, while providing an unparalleled training opportunity for U.S. and host nation forces. SOUTHCOM sponsors approximately 70 MEDRETEs per year. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Capt. Ben Sakrisson)

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Lt. Gen. Steven Kwast, Air University commander, speaks with members of the French Air Force at Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base, Aug. 21, 2015. Col. Géraud Laborie, French Air Attaché to the United States, presented the French Legion of Honor medal to Kwast for his service as the deputy director for Politico-Military Affairs for Europe, NATO, and Russia, Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. The award is an order of distinction first established by Napoleon Bonaparte in May of 1802. It is the highest decoration bestowed in France and is divided into five categories: Knight, Officer, Commander, Grand Officer and Grand Cross. Kwast was declared a Chevalier (Knight) and vowed to earn the honor as long as he serves his country. The highest degree of the Order of the Legion of Honor is that of Grand Master, which is held by the sitting President of the Republic.

Lt. Col. Jeffrey Donnithorne, Deputy Director of the Center for Strategy and Technology,(center) leads Air Command and Staff College students in a discussion in the new Secure Research Wing at Maxwell Air Force Base, Aug. 18, 2015. The new research facility provides a protected area for Air University students and faculty to access current Air Force doctrine as well as secure computer and video teleconference systems for collaboration and research. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sarah Loicano/Released)

Tech. Sgt. Gabriel Phillips, Air Force Officer Training School, 22nd Training Squadron physical conditioning instructor, embraces his son, Kamryn, for the first time since returning from his six-month deployment July 30, 2015, in Montgomery, Alabama. Kamryn threw the first pitch to kick start the game at Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium and was surprised to find that the catcher was his dad. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexa Culbert)

Military Youth Kamryn Phillips throws the first pitch to kick start the Montgomery Biscuits baseball game at the Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium July 30, 2015, in Montgomery, Alabama. After throwing the pitch, the catcher revealed himself to be Kamryn’s father, Tech. Sgt. Gabriel Phillips, Air Force Officer Training School, 22nd Training Squadron physical conditioning instructor, home from deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexa Culbert)

From left: Lieutenants Carnell Mills, Mat Mara and Robin Chapman, members of the Montgomery Police Department, work through an obstacle at the Leadership Reaction Course at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., Aug. 7, 2015. The reaction course is an Officer Training School leadership building tool, designed to teach participants how to apply leadership principles and theory from the classroom in a problem-solving scenario. The police officers were attending a new two-day leadership consortium in partnership with OTS faculty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sarah Loicano/Released)

Capt. Carlos Mateo, left, Officer Training School deputy chief of training, and Capt. Kris Walker, OTS chief of training, evaluate Montgomery Police Department officers as they complete a task in the Leadership Reaction Course Aug. 7, 2015. The police officers were participating in a new leadership consortium exchange with OTS faculty to learn and apply leadership concepts both in the classroom and field environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sarah Lociano/Released)

Capt. Kris Walker, chief of training at Officer Training School, evaluates members of the Montgomery Police Department as they attempt an obstacle challenge at the Leadership Reaction Course at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., Aug. 7, 2015. The police officers were participating in a new leadership consortium exchange with OTS faculty to learn and apply leadership concepts both in the classroom and field environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sarah Lociano/Released)

Members of the Montgomery Police Department participate in a Leadership Reaction Course training exercise at Maxwell Air Force Base, Aug. 7, 2015, as part of a two-day leadership consortium. The reaction course is designed to help participants apply leadership principles and theory from the classroom in a problem-solving scenario. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sarah Lociano/Released)

Lt. Shon Wright, a 17-year veteran of the Montgomery Police Department, participates in a DiSC assessment class during a two-day leadership consortium at Officer Training School, Aug. 6, 2015. The class covered four different leadership behavior traits – dominance, influence, steadiness and conscientiousness – and was designed to improve work productivity, teamwork, and communication skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sarah Lociano/Released)

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