U.S. Service Members Provide Humanitarian Aid in Pokhara, Nepal

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kristine Becka, right, gives a Nepalese woman a bag of health care supplies during Pacific Angel 12-4 in Pokhara, Nepal, Sept. 11, 2012. Becka is assigned to the 374th Medical Group. Pacific Angel is a joint and combined humanitarian assistance operation in the Pacific area of responsibility to support U.S. Pacific Command's capacity-building efforts. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen
  • A Nepalese optometrist, left, talks with a patient during Pacific Angel 12-4 in Pokhara, Nepal, Sept. 10, 2012. Pacific Angel is a joint and combined humanitarian assistance operation conducted in the Pacific area of responsibility to support U.S. Pacific Command's capacity-building efforts. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen
  • A Nepalese child waits to be seen by doctors during Pacific Angel 12-4 in Pokhara, Nepal, Sept. 10, 2012. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen
  • A Nepalese man smiles after receiving new glasses during Pacific Angel 12-4 in Pokhara, Nepal, Sept. 10, 2012. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen
  • Royal Australian Air Force Leading Aircraft Woman Kellie Peters, left, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Rachel Bott, center, and a Nepalese soldier demonstrate the correct way to brush and floss teeth during Pacific Angel 12-4 in Pokhara, Nepal, Sept. 11, 2012. Bott is assigned to the 51st Dental Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen
  • Royal Australian Air Force Leading Aircraft Woman Kellie Peters, left, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Rachel Bott, right, demonstrate the correct way to brush and floss teeth during Pacific Angel 12-4 in Pokhara, Nepal, Sept. 11, 2012. Bott is assigned to the 51st Dental Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen
  • A Nepalese doctor, left, and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Wood, center, listen as a patient describes her symptoms during Pacific Angel 12-4 in Pokhara, Nepal, Sept. 11, 2012. Wood is assigned to the 15th Medical Group. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen
  • A Nepalese woman receives treatment at the Nau Danda Health Post during Pacific Angel 12-4 in Pokhara, Nepal, Sept. 11, 2012. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen
  • A Nepalese woman receives treatment at the Nau Danda Health Post during Pacific Angel 12-4 in Pokhara, Nepal, Sept. 11, 2012. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen
  • A Nepalese man receives treatment at the Nau Danda Health Post during Pacific Angel 12-4 in Pokhara, Nepal, Sept. 11, 2012. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen
  • U.S. Air Force Capt. Aspen Heger, right, treats a patient at the Nau Danda Health Post during Pacific Angel 12-4 in Pokhara, Nepal, Sept. 11, 2012. Heger, a physical therapist, is assigned to the 15th Medical Group. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen
  • Nepalese residents wait in line at the Nau Danda Health Post to receive health care during Pacific Angel 12-4 in Pokhara, Nepal, Sept. 11, 2012. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen
  • A Nepalese woman carries a child across a field in the Dhikur Pokhari Village Development Committee, Kaski district, Nepal, Sept. 11, 2012, during Pacific Angel 12-4. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen