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HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Lt. Col. Guillermo Orraca, 15th Airlift Wing medical group, explains to the Vietnamese Delegation, Brig. Gen. DO Hoa Binh, Colonel TRAN Duc Thanh, and Lt. Col. NGUYEN Thi Mai Huong, of various dental services avaialable to military personnel at the 15MDG. This visit is part of the nursing exchange program which started at the 15th Annual Asia-Pacific Military Medical Conference where the Vietnamese requested that the two countries develop a cooperative relationship between the U. S. and Vietnamese Military Nursing communities. (Air Force photo by Mark Bates)

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HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Maj Cheryl Elliott, 15th Airlift Wing Charge Nurse, Pediatric Clinic, explains to Lt Col NGUYEN Thi Mai Huong, the most senior Vietnam military nurse, rountine practices of using special bandaids, "smiley" stickers, and lolly pops to ease the small patients. Lt Col Duong applies a special bandaid to Lt Col Huong's hand. This visit is part of the nursing exchange program which started at the 15th Annual Asia-Pacific Military Medical Conference where the Vietnamese requested that the two countries develop a cooperative relationship between the U. S. and Vietnamese Military Nursing communities. (Air Force photo by Mark Bates)

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HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Lt. Col. Guillermo Orraca, 15th Airlift Wing Medical Group, briefed Brig. Gen. DO Hoa Binh on the Dental Services at the 15MDG, through Mr. Ron Ward, a Linguist Specialist at JPAC. Linguists are critical in Subject Expert Exchange such as this. This visit is part of the nursing exchange program which started at the 15th Annual Asia-Pacific Military Medical Conference where the Vietnamese requested that the two countries develop a cooperative relationship between the U. S. and Vietnamese Military Nursing communities. (Air Force photo by Mark Bates)

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HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Ms. Christi Shaw, PACAF Historian, conducted a tour for the Vietnamese delegation, Brig. Gen. DO Hoa Binh, Col TRAN Duc Thanh, Senior Capt NGUYEN Thi Mai Anh, and linguists Ron Ward and MSgt S Nguyen from JPJAC. This visit is part of the nursing exchange program which started at the 15th Annual Asia-Pacific Military Medical Conference where the Vietnamese requested that the two countries develop a cooperative relationship between the U. S. and Vietnamese Military Nursing communities. (Air Force photo by Mark Bates)