Arctic Care 2009
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio – Col. Karen Nagafuchi and Maj. Margaret Myslinski, both from the 445th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, inventory their cold weather gear in preparation of their Mar. 6 deployment to Bethel, Alaska. The officers will be part of a group of 200 multi-service members from across the nation participating in Operation Arctic Care, a humanitarian mission sponsored by the Innovative Readiness Training Program under the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs. The group will be divided into teams to provide much needed no-cost health care, health education and veterinary services to 11 underserved populations within Alaska’s Yukon/Kuskokwim Delta region. (Air Force photo/Stacy Vaughn)