Readiness

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Marquez, a hospital corpsman with Expeditionary Medical Facility Camp Pendleton (center), reviews patient’s prescriptions for glasses at Ponce, Puerto Rico, May 1, 2019, during Innovative Readiness Training Puerto Rico. IRT Puerto Rico is also called Ola de Esperanza Sanadora, which translates to Healing Wave of Hope. This IRT is part of a civil and joint military program to improve military readiness while simultaneously providing quality services to underserved communities throughout the United States. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)