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June 20, 2008

Wilford Hall team treats ENT patients in Honduras

A 14-person medical team from Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, completed a two-week readiness training mission in Honduras June 19 after performing numerous ear, nose and throat procedures. The surgical team accomplished 240 patient evaluations and more than 40 surgeries, and the team of two audiologists performed more than 160

June 5, 2008

Army doctors, nurses get an experience of a lifetime

U.S. Army doctors and nurses give all the help they can to local hospital patients in Comayagua, Honduras A U.S. Army rotational medical team, supporting Beyond the Horizon,  worked in the Comayagua hospital of Santa Theresa since arrival, said Lt. Col. Steven Romiti, a doctor with the 399th Combat Support Hospital from Pittsburgh. The members of

June 5, 2008

DENTAC Soldiers give tooth fairy a run for her money

Honduran children went in with their mouths wide-opened, braving the drills and needles, as Dental Activity Soldiers from different units provided care for them this week at a local Lions Club as part of Operation Beyond the Horizon 2008. More than 50 children had the opportunity to sit and lay back in a dental chair for cleanings, root canals,

June 5, 2008

Civil Affairs Soldiers offer funds, hope to small church

Soldiers from the 478th Civil Affairs Battalion, based in Miami, donated money to help furnish a church with books and other supplies, May 30. The Iglesia Luz de Salvacion is a small church but has more than 50 members, and the pastor, Maria Arsenia Rodriguez Molina, was grateful to the Soldiers for all their efforts in support of her worship

June 4, 2008

Future Army engineers intern in Honduras

Cadets from the U.S. Military Academy's engineering department are here learning first-hand how Army engineering capabilities support national interests abroad. The cadets are participating in the Academy's Academic Individual Advanced Development, a program similar to summer internships. The cadets gain valuable, real-world experience through the