Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Gonzales, corpsman, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, posts optometry charts inside a school at a Timo-Leste village, Oct. 11, during Exercise Crocodilo 2012, the first exercise the 15th MEU and Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group has conducted during its Western Pacific deployment. During the exercise a total of 10 sights were visited in which corpsmen from the MEU gave health screenings and vaccinations, made surgery referrals to a local hospital, provided dental care to include tooth removal, gave optometry screenings, prescribed and pro
Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Gonzales, corpsman, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, posts optometry charts inside a school at a Timo-Leste village, Oct. 11, during Exercise Crocodilo 2012, the first exercise the 15th MEU and Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group has conducted during its Western Pacific deployment. During the exercise a total of 10 sights were visited in which corpsmen from the MEU gave health screenings and vaccinations, made surgery referrals to a local hospital, provided dental care to include tooth removal, gave optometry screenings, prescribed and provided eyeglasses and issued medication and vitamins for minor illnesses or injuries. Gonzales is from Fontana, Calif. 15th MEU lends helping hand 121011-M-VZ265-113
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