U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Mark Warner, a dentist assigned to the 4th Dental Battalion, and Capt. Samira Meymend, an oral surgeon assigned to the 4th Dental Battalion, perform a dental check-up during an Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) in Covelo, California, June 15, 2023. An IRT is a joint force training mission that provides no-cost medical care to increase deployment readiness. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Jocelyn Tuller)

U.S. Navy Cmrd. Michael Patterson, a dentist with the Marine Corps Reserve 4th Dental Battalion, and Hospitalman 2nd Class Neil Copobres, a corpsman with Navy Cargo Handling Battalion 5, conduct a dental examination during Appalachian Care Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) 2022 at Wise, Va., Aug. 18, 2022. IRT is a Department of Defense (DoD) military training opportunity, exclusive to the United States and its territories, that delivers joint training opportunities to increase deployment readiness. Simultaneously, IRT provides key services (health care, construction, transportation, and cybersecurity) with lasting benefits for our American communities.