Medical specialists, doctors, and dentists from PACAF recently wrapped up several weeks of work in remote Cambodia, where they visited rural villages and treated thousands of patients. PACAF personnel screened 13,000 patients and treated approximately 3,500 during their visit to the Asian country, in addition to donating clothing, toys, school supplies, and hygiene kits along with other medical and health supplies. The missions operated in concert with local health treatment facilities, the US embassy, the US Agency for International Development, and Cambodia’s Ministry of Health.
The U.S. supports “a stronger and more capable” European defense, Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III said during an Oct. 22 press conference in Brussels—but that defense should not duplicate the functions and capabilities of the NATO alliance.