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    Fort McCoy Hosts Optometry Clinic for Afghan Evacuees [Image 5 of 5]

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    A healthcare worker wearing a face mask and lanyard is conducting an eye examination, holding a pointer stick toward a Snellen eye chart mounted on a white wall. In the foreground, a person wearing a bright pink hijab is seated, presumably the patient being tested. The setting appears to be a makeshift or temporary medical clinic, possibly in a community or humanitarian aid context.

    FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

    11.12.2021

    Photo by Pfc. Caitlin Wilkins 

    Operation Allies Welcome - Operation Allies Refuge   

    Cheryl Lubach, a Lions Club volunteer, gives an Afghan evacuee an eye exam during an optometry clinic at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Nov. 12, 2021 as part of Operation Allies Welcome. The Lions Club brought approximately 20,000 glasses to Fort McCoy through their glasses donation program, and fitted them to Afghan evacuees here who need them.The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan evacuees essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan.(U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Caitlin Wilkins, 50th Public Affairs Detachment)

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    Date Taken: 11.12.2021
    Date Posted: 11.13.2021 20:21
    Photo ID: 6938210
    VIRIN: 211112-A-HE018-1064
    Resolution: 6015x4010
    Size: 870.42 KB
    Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US
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    A masked individual wearing a yellow and dark top is seated at a desk, writing on a paper that contains geometric shapes. The setting appears to be a classroom or workshop environment with other people visible in the background. Equipment mounted on a stand is visible overhead, and eyeglasses are resting on the desk nearby.
    A person named Larry, wearing a yellow shirt and a name badge, is handling small labeled plastic bags over cardboard boxes with dividers. The bags appear to contain small items and are marked with handwritten labels. This appears to be a sorting or distribution activity, possibly at a volunteer or community event.
    A Wisconsin Lions Missions volunteer named Sandy is assisting a person at a table, appearing to help fit or distribute eyeglasses. The setting appears to be an indoor community service event, with multiple volunteers in yellow Lions Club shirts visible in the background. Rows of boxed items, likely eyeglasses or vision care supplies, are arranged on tables in the background.
    A medical professional wearing a yellow shirt, glasses, and a blue surgical mask is conducting an eye examination on a patient wearing a pink hijab using a slit lamp biomicroscope. A second person in the background, also masked, appears to be observing or assisting. The setting appears to be a clinical or medical outreach environment.
    A healthcare worker wearing a face mask and lanyard is conducting an eye examination, holding a pointer stick toward a Snellen eye chart mounted on a white wall. In the foreground, a person wearing a bright pink hijab is seated, presumably the patient being tested. The setting appears to be a makeshift or temporary medical clinic, possibly in a community or humanitarian aid context.

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