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Maj. Gen. Thomas Katkus, adjutant general for the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, talks with Lance Cpl. Moises Zepedaserrano of 4th Medical Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, and Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class David Pereira, hospital man, 4th Dental Bn., 4th MLG, MARFORRES, at the Noorvik School, April 20. Katkus was one the distinguished visitors who traveled to three of the 12 Alaskan villages taking part in Innovative Readiness Training Arctic Care 2013. The exercise is a multi-service humanitarian and training program that focuses on enhancing the capability of U.S. forces in peacetime support operations, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. IRT Arctic Care brings medical, dental and veterinary aid to 12 rural villages in Alaska. 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.

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Brig. Gen. James Mason, deputy commander of operations for 807th Medical Command, Army Reserve; Col. Hunt Kerrigan, commander of 38th Troop Command, Alaska National Guard; Army Maj. Gen. Thomas Katkus, adjutant general for the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs; and Navy Capt. Karen Trueblood, director of Innovative Readiness Training, Office of Secretary of Defense, Reserve Affairs; observe Spc. Karen Green, veterinary technician, 109th Medical Detachment Veterinary Services, as she prepares a dog for a surgery here, April 20. Mason, Kerrigan, Katkus and Trueblood were some of the distinguished visitors who traveled to three of the 12 Alaskan villages taking part in IRT Arctic Care 2013. IRT Arctic Care is a multi-service humanitarian and training program that focuses on enhancing the capability of U.S. forces in peacetime support operations, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. IRT Arctic Care brings medical, dental and veterinary aid to 12 rural villages in Alaska. 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.

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Brig. Gen. James Mason, deputy commander of operations for 807th Medical Command, Army Reserve, and other distinguished visitors look at a berthing area in the Selawik School, April 20. Service members participating in Innovative Readiness Training Arctic Care 2013 have to sleep in makeshift berthing areas whenever they travel to a remote village as part of their training. IRT Arctic Care is a multi-service humanitarian and training program that focuses on enhancing the capability of U.S. forces in peacetime support operations, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. IRT Arctic Care brings medical, dental and veterinary aid to 12 rural villages in Alaska. 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.

Photo by Cpl Marcin Platek

Cpl. Tyler Henscheid, a combat engineer with 4th Medical Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, ice fishes in the middle of Kotzebue Sound, April 17. Henscheid, a native of Westphalia, Iowa, and 11 other service members participating in Innovative Readiness Training Arctic Care 2013 spent nearly two hours trying to catch sea fish but came up empty-handed.

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Cpl. Jesus Godiez of 4th Medical Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, helps a local child empty an ice hole he helped dig April 17. Godiez and other service members participating in Innovative Readiness Training Arctic Care 2013 were invited to ice fish after working hours.

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A sailor with 4th Medical Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve holds an Inupiaq fishing rod as other service members dig a hole in the ice covering Kotzebue Sound, April 17. Marines and sailors used these authentic Native American ice fishing rods made out of wood to catch 3 fish, April 11, but unsuccessfully did not catch anything on the following fishing trip, April 17.

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Cpl. Juarez Ordoniez, a ground communications organizational repairer with 4th Medical Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, sits in his snowy foxhole and ice fishes in the outskirts of Kotzebue, Alaska, April 17. Ordoniez, a native of Victorville, Calif., and a handful of other service members participating in Innovative Readiness Training Arctic Care 2013 were invited by the locals to ice fish. On his first try fishing, April 11, Ordoniez caught one sea fish, but this time he came out empty-handed.

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Cpl. Gabriel Castroena, an electrician with 4th Medical Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, and a native of San Bernardino, Calif., helps Jung In, a local fishing enthusiast, dig a hole in ice with an auger on the outskirts of Kotzebue, Alaska, April. 17. In, who invited the Marines to ice fish, said they were really eager to help and handled the machine really well.

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Brig. Gen. Roger R. Machut, the commanding general of 4th Marine Logistics Group, and Sgt. Maj. Richard Lewallen, the 4th MLG sergeant major, help locals push an all-terrain vehicle stuck in snow here, April 15. The ATV was hauling medical supplies unloaded from a National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to this rural Alaskan town, where service members taking part in Innovative Readiness Training Arctic Care 2013 would provide medical, dental, and veterinary care. 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.

Photo by Cpl. Marcin Platek

Brig. Gen. Roger R. Machut, the commanding general of 4th Marine Logistics Group, examines a surgical operation microscope used for the dental care provided by the service members of Innovative Readiness Training Arctic Care 2013, here, April 15. Machut toured the local medical facility where medical and dental care are being provided to the people of Kotzebue, one of 12 rural Alaskan villages assisted during the event. 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.

Photo by Cpl. Marcin Platek

Brig. Gen. Roger R. Machut, the commanding general of 4th Marine Logistics Group, and Sgt. Maj. Richard Lewallen, the 4th MLG sergeant major, unload medical supplies from a National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter here, April 15. Machut flew aboard the Black Hawk to observe the unloading process in Deering and jumped in to help the service members in an austere Arctic environment. 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.

Photo by Cpl. Marcin Platek

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.

Photo by Cpl. Marcin Platek

Capt. Tom Fantes, a doctor in 4th Medical Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, demonstrates the Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application to Brig. Gen. Roger R. Machut, the commanding general of 4th MLG, during a training session here, April 14. AHLTA will be used during Innovative Readiness Training Arctic Care 2013 to help uniformed personnel capture medical records of Alaskan patients and provide a uniform format usable by other medical providers. 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.

Photo by Cpl. Marcin Platek

Retired Marine Chief Warrant Officer 4 Hershel “Woody” Williams speaks at the dedication that gave his name to a $25 million West Virginia National Guard training facility Oct. 18 in Fairmont, W.Va. Williams earned the Medal of Honor while fighting on Iwo Jima as a part of the Marine Corps Reserve in 1945. Other speakers at the event included Marine Maj. Gen. Paul Brier, vice commander for Marine Forces Command and Earl Ray Tomblin, governor of West Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Ito/Released)

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West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin, Maj. Gen. James Hoyer, and Hershel “Woody” Williams and his daughters celebrate the dedication of a new armed forces reserve center named in honor of Williams, who received the Medal of Honor for actions on Iwo Jima. The Quiet Dell, W.Va. native has been a staunch advocate of veterans’ rights and benefits since he retired from the Marine Corps Reserve in 1969 as a Chief Warrant Officer 4. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Ito/Released)

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Hershel “Woody” Williams accepted the dedication of a 68,000 square foot military training center in his name in Fairmont, W. Va. Oct. 18. Williams earned his Medal of Honor during the battle for Iwo Jima in 1945. Since then, Williams has supported veterans and his West Virginia community by raising awareness and advocating for veterans’ rights around the country. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Ito/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Michael Ito