Medical personnel assigned to Detachment 5, State Area Readiness Command Army Medical Group, Kentucky Army National Guard, Blue Grass Station, KY, disembark from the Essequibo River ferry at the island of Leguan, Guyana. The team came to Leguan to conduct a site survey in preparation for a Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRET) that will provide medical care to the surrounding community and training for the local Guyanese hospital staff in addition to the Guyanan Defense Forces participating in support of the first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from Air Force, Air Force Reserve & National Guard,...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: Medical personnel assigned to Detachment 5, State Area Readiness Command Army Medical Group, Kentucky Army National Guard, Blue Grass Station, KY, disembark from the Essequibo River ferry at the island of Leguan, Guyana. The team came to Leguan to conduct a site survey in preparation for a Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRET) that will provide medical care to the surrounding community and training for the local Guyanese hospital staff in addition to the Guyanan Defense Forces participating in support of the first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from Air Force, Air Force Reserve & National Guard, Army, Army National Guard and Marine Corps participated in the exercise which included engineering and medical readiness training.

Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZON '97

Base: Leguan

Country: French Guiana (GUF)

Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. James D. Mossman

Release Status: Released to Public
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