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Eight-year-old Jason Ferreira signals answers during an eye exam to fine-tune the prescription for his new eye-glasses during Operation Arctic Care In Kotzebue, Alaska, April 12, 2010. Operation Arctic Care is an annual innovative training operation in which military medical team members deploy to isolated locations in Alaska and provide care to communities with little or no access to medical facilities. The optometry team here is made up of active duty, Guard and Reserve component

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Eight-year-old Jason Ferreira signals answers during an eye exam to fine-tune the prescription for his new eye-glasses during Operation Arctic Care In Kotzebue, Alaska, April 12, 2010. Operation Arctic Care is an annual innovative training operation in which military medical team members deploy to isolated locations in Alaska and provide care to communities with little or no access to medical facilities. The optometry team here is made up of active duty, Guard and Reserve component

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