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Children receive medical care, play with service members at IRT Puerto Rico 2019
U.S. Army Maj. Melissa M. Pietras, the medical officer in charge of Innovative Readiness Training Puerto Rico, plays catch with children at Ponce, Puerto Rico, May 4, 2019. 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)