Sharing medical knowledge in Nauru

REPUBLIC OF NAURU – A local man watches a C-17 Globemaster III from McChord Air Force Base, Wash. land here July 27. The aircraft, piloted by a crew from the 728th Airlift Squadron, picked up a 12-person U.S. Pacific Command team deployed to provide training and assistance to the island's physicians and caregivers. This was the first time a substantial U.S. military presence has been in Nauru since World War II. The island is surrounded by a thick reef, precluding ships from docking, and its airport has a relatively short runway. The C-17's unique ability to land on short runways made this mission possible. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chris Vadnais)

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Sharing medical knowledge in Nauru

REPUBLIC OF NAURU – A C-17 Globemaster III piloted by a crew from the 728th Airlift Squadron of McChord Air Force Base, Wash. lands here July 27. The C-17 picked up a 12-person team of U.S. Pacific Command Airmen and Soldiers deployed here to provide medical assistance and training to the island's caregivers. This was the first time a substantial U.S. military presence has been to Nauru since World War II. A thick reef surrounds the island, precluding ships from docking, and the runway is relatively short. The C-17's unique ability to land on short runways made this mission possible. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chris Vadnais)

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How to save a life

REPUBLIC OF NAURU – Maj. Anna Righero, chief healthcare integrator for the 15th Medical Group at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, teaches a Nauruan woman basic lifesaving skills at the Republic of Nauru Hospital July 25. Major Righero is part of a 12-person joint force U.S. Pacific Command team deployed to the island to provide medical assistance and training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chris Vadnais)

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Teaching CPR

REPUBLIC OF NAURU – Master Sgt. Paul Melkers, a Reserve flight medic with the 446th Operations Group out of McChord Air Force Base, Wash., demonstrates while Maj. C.J. Newhouse, a flight nurse with the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, also of McChord, teaches community members how to open an airway at the Republic of Nauru Hospital July 27. Sergeant Melkers and Major Newhouse are part of a 12-person joint force U.S. Pacific Command team deployed to the small South Pacific island to provide assistance and training to its caregivers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chris Vadnais)

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Eating healthy

REPUBLIC OF NAURU – Ms. Jenelle Pease, a diabetes counselor at Tripler Army Medical Center, and Maj. Anna Righero, chief healthcare integrator for the 15th Medical Group at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, distribute healthy eating pamphlets to primary care workers for each district in Nauru July 27. Ms. Pease and Major Righero are part of a 12-person joint force U.S. Pacific Command team that deployed to the Republic of Nauru in the South Pacific to provide health assistance and training to the island's caregivers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chris Vadnais)

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Airmen share medical knowledge in Nauru

Published Aug. 2, 2007

Sharing medical knowledge in Nauru

Sharing medical knowledge in Nauru

How to save a life

Teaching CPR

Eating healthy