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Innovative Readiness Training - Louisiana Care

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On July 10-24, 2017, the Louisiana Care IRT contingent comprised of National Guard and Reserve assets of the U.S. Armed Forces will deploy to the medically underserved communities of Louisiana to conduct deployment and readiness training for military personnel. Incidental to military readiness training, the Louisiana Care IRT team will provide medical, dental and optometry care to assist local health and municipal authorities in addressing underserved and unmet community health and civic needs. Units will also conduct critical mission training and logistical movement in order to simulate military/civilian humanitarian operations and health care delivery in the time of crisis, conflict or disaster.

 

 

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Machut returns to Arctic Circle, visits service members supporting Arctic Care
Brig. Gen. Roger R. Machut, the commanding general of 4th Marine Logistics Group, helps unload medical supplies from a National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter here, April 15. The medical supplies were flown to Deering, Alaska, one of 12 rural Alaskan villages assisted during the Innovative Readiness Training Arctic Care 2013. IRT Arctic Care is a multi-service humanitarian and training program focusing on enhancing the interoperability and capacity of U.S. forces in peacetime support operations, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. The exercise is primarily a Reserve effort with Marine Forces Reserve taking the lead and receiving logistical and medical support from the National Guard, Army Reserve, Navy Reserve and Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Marcin Platek/Released)