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3D THEATER MEDICAL COMMAND

Forest Park, Georgia

U.S. Army Reserve Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year winner, Cpl. Carlo Deldonno (left) representing the 3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support), and U.S. Army Reserve Soldier of the Year, Spc. Kenny Ochoa (right) representing the 79th Sustainment Support Command, pose together holding their Best Warrior trophy helmets during 2017 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition awards ceremony held at the Iron Mike Conference Center, Ft. Bragg, N.C. June 16. This year’s Best Warrior Competition determined the top noncommissioned officer and junior enlisted Soldier who will represent the U.S. Army Reserve in the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition later this year at Fort A.P. Hill, Va. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. William A. Parsons) (Released)

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MEDRETE 17-3 includes participants from the Chadian government, U.S. Army Africa, and the 3rd Medical Command Deployment Support in Forest Park, Ga. It is the third in a series of medical readiness training exercises that USARAF is scheduled to facilitate in various countries in Africa. The mutually beneficial exercise offers opportunities for the partnered militaries to share best practices and improve medical treatment processes. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti)

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MEDRETE 17-3 includes participants from the Chadian government, U.S. Army Africa, and the 3rd Medical Command Deployment Support in Forest Park, Ga. It is the third in a series of medical readiness training exercises that USARAF is scheduled to facilitate in various countries in Africa. The mutually beneficial exercise offers opportunities for the partnered militaries to share best practices and improve medical treatment processes. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti)

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MEDRETE 17-3 includes participants from the Chadian government, U.S. Army Africa, and the 3rd Medical Command Deployment Support in Forest Park, Ga. It is the third in a series of medical readiness training exercises that USARAF is scheduled to facilitate in various countries in Africa. The mutually beneficial exercise offers opportunities for the partnered militaries to share best practices and improve medical treatment processes. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti)

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Chadian Lt. Djenaissem Bekoutou, a biomedical technician, and U.S. Army Reserve Chief Warrant Officer 2 Doug Sires, a health services maintenance technician, assigned to 3rd Medical Command Deployment Support in Forest Park, Ga., run diagnostics on a c-arm machine during Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-3 at the Military Teaching Hospital in N'Djamena, Chad, May 10. The mutually beneficial exercise offers opportunities for the partnered militaries to share best practices and improve medical treatment processes. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti)

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Onesime Kaoueye, chief biomedical technician, and U.S. Army Reserve Chief Warrant Officer 2 Doug Sires, a health services maintenance technician, conduct research while Chadian Lt. Djenaissem Bekoutou, a biomedical technician, reads a manual during Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-3 at the Military Teaching Hospital in N'Djamena, Chad, May 10. The partnered medical equipment technicians will perform diagnostic tests and repair nonfunctional medical equipment. The mutually beneficial exercise offers opportunities for the partnered militaries to share best practices and improve medical treatment processes. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti)

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MEDRETE 17-3 includes participants from the Chadian government, U.S. Army Africa, and the 3rd Medical Command Deployment Support in Forest Park, Ga. It is the third in a series of medical readiness training exercises that USARAF is scheduled to facilitate in various countries in Africa. The mutually beneficial exercise offers opportunities for the partnered militaries to share best practices and improve medical treatment processes. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti)

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MEDRETE 17-3 includes participants from the Chadian government, U.S. Army Africa, and the 3rd Medical Command Deployment Support in Forest Park, Ga. It is the third in a series of medical readiness training exercises that USARAF is scheduled to facilitate in various countries in Africa. The mutually beneficial exercise offers opportunities for the partnered militaries to share best practices and improve medical treatment processes. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti)

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MEDRETE 17-3 includes participants from the Chadian government, U.S. Army Africa, and the 3rd Medical Command Deployment Support in Forest Park, Ga. It is the third in a series of medical readiness training exercises that USARAF is scheduled to facilitate in various countries in Africa. The mutually beneficial exercise offers opportunities for the partnered militaries to share best practices and improve medical treatment processes. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti)

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U.S. Army Reserve Col. Peter Ray, pediatric plastics and reconstructive surgeon, assigned to 3rd Medical Command Deployment Support in Forest Park, Ga., explains the construction of a knee using a sketch during Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-3 at the Military Teaching Hospital in N'Djamena, Chad, May 10. The mutually beneficial exercise offers opportunities for the partnered militaries to share best practices and improve medical treatment processes. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti)

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U.S. Army Reserve Col. Peter Ray, pediatric plastics and reconstructive surgeon, assigned to 3rd Medical Command Deployment Support in Forest Park, Ga., explains the construction of a knee using a sketch during Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-3 at the Military Teaching Hospital in N'Djamena, Chad, May 10. The mutually beneficial exercise offers opportunities for the partnered militaries to share best practices and improve medical treatment processes. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti)

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MEDRETE 17-3 includes participants from the Chadian government, U.S. Army Africa, and the 3rd Medical Command Deployment Support in Forest Park, Ga. It is the third in a series of medical readiness training exercises that USARAF is scheduled to facilitate in various countries in Africa. The mutually beneficial exercise offers opportunities for the partnered militaries to share best practices and improve medical treatment processes. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti)

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MEDRETE 17-3 includes participants from the Chadian government, U.S. Army Africa, and the 3rd Medical Command Deployment Support in Forest Park, Ga. It is the third in a series of medical readiness training exercises that USARAF is scheduled to facilitate in various countries in Africa. The mutually beneficial exercise offers opportunities for the partnered militaries to share best practices and improve medical treatment processes. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti)

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MEDRETE 17-3 includes participants from the Chadian government, U.S. Army Africa, and the 3rd Medical Command Deployment Support in Forest Park, Ga. It is the third in a series of medical readiness training exercises that USARAF is scheduled to facilitate in various countries in Africa. The mutually beneficial exercise offers opportunities for the partnered militaries to share best practices and improve medical treatment processes. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti)

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U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Eric Chang, an infectious disease doctor, is interviewed by local media during Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-3 at the Military Teaching Hospital in N'Djamena, Chad, May 11. The mutually beneficial exercise offers opportunities for the partnered militaries to share best practices and improve medical treatment processes. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti)

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U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Eric Chang, an infectious disease doctor, is interviewed by local media during Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-3 at the Military Teaching Hospital in N'Djamena, Chad, May 11. The mutually beneficial exercise offers opportunities for the partnered militaries to share best practices and improve medical treatment processes. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti)

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U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Christopher Mason, a practicing nurse specialist, helps Col. Christopher Sinha, an ear, nose and throat surgeon adjust his headlight prior to a thyroidectomy during Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-3 at the Military Teaching Hospital in N'Djamena, Chad, May 12. The mutually beneficial exercise offers opportunities for the partnered militaries to share best practices and improve medical treatment processes. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti)

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U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Christopher Sims, a nurse anesthetist, assigned to 3rd Medical Command Deployment Support in Forest Park, Ga., documents the patients vitals during a thyroidectomy at Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-3 at the Military Teaching Hospital in N'Djamena, Chad, May 12. The mutually beneficial exercise offers opportunities for the partnered militaries to share best practices and improve medical treatment processes. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti)

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U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Christopher Sims, a nurse anesthetist, and his counterpart monitor a patient prior to a thyroidectomy at Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-3 at the Military Teaching Hospital in N'Djamena, Chad, May 15. The mutually beneficial exercise offers opportunities for the partnered militaries to share best practices and improve medical treatment processes. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti)

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U.S. Army Reserve Col. Peter Ray, a plastic surgeon, removes a cyst on a surgical patient during Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-3 at the Military Teaching Hospital in N'Djamena, Chad, May 15. The mutually beneficial exercise offers opportunities for the partnered militaries to share best practices and improve medical treatment processes. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti)

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