A 15-member medical team comprised of Air Force and Army personnel is working in Chouleuteca, Honduras, for two weeks, providing free optometry and ophthalmology services to needy people. The team has performed more than 30 surgeries and anticipates doing about 172 more. Airmen from Soto Cano Air Base in the Honduras joined specialists from Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Wash., for this latest medical readiness training exercise.
The Pentagon’s watchdog has identified serious concerns over corrosion, mold, and the structural decline of “critical infrastructure” at Air Force bases and other military installations in the Pacific, according to a recent report.