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NEW ARTICLE, SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Approximately 90 Army Reservists and several Navy personnel from a dozen states participated in the Appalachian Mountain Innovative Readiness Training event held August 13-21. More than 280 volunteers donated almost 3,300 hours during the nine-day event. Shown: military service providers and volunteers working in the very early hours of Sunday, August 17.

Reservists, Volunteers Lend Many Hands at Appalachian Mountain Mobile Health Clinic in Western Maryland

By Al Feldstein, MDP

Army Reservists got real-world experience providing community health care when they participated in an ambitious federal training program in Allegany County in mid-August. Teams of health service professionals treated more than 1,100 patients - some walk-in and some by appointment - providing free dental work, eyeglasses, pain management and nutrition counseling, among other services - in a readiness program designed as a training exercise but with plenty of community benefits. more...

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