Healing bodies, winning hearts and minds
Members of the screening section speak to patients during a medical readiness training exercise, or MEDRETE, in the village of Bacadilla, Olancho district, Honduras, Sept. 23, 2016. During MEDRETEs, personnel from every section of MEDEL come together to help accomplish the mission of delivering medical care in austere conditions, promoting diplomatic relations between the U.S. and host nations in Central America, and providing humanitarian and civic assistance via a long-term proactive program.