Image: New Horizons Medical Support in Trujillo 150612-F-LP903-148
Description: June 12, 2005. U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Mark Lopez, 375th Medical Support Squadron biomedical equipment technician is based at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. He is repairing an autoclave, a device that uses heat, pressure and steam to sterilize surgical equipment, at the Dr. Salvador Paredes Hospital emergency room in Trujillo, Honduras. Lopez is a member of the New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise which includes a construction project, a well-drilling project and medical support in both Trujillo and Tocoa, Honduras. New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and is an annual joint humanitarian assistance exercise that U.S. Southern Command conducts with a partner nation in Central America, South America or the Caribbean. The exercise improves joint training readiness of U.S. and partner nation civil engineers, medical professionals and support personnel through humanitarian assistance activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David J. Murphy/Released)
Title: New Horizons Medical Support in Trujillo 150612-F-LP903-148
Credit: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/1996691
Author: Capt. David Murphy
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