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HAYNEVILLE, Ala. - U.S. Army Spc. Louis Reuter III, an optical lab specialist stationed at Fort Eustis, Va., identifies the left lens with a crayon, May, 2011. The lens will be used for eyeglasses that will be given out for free. The eyeglasses were a part of the optometry services offered under the Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) mission. The IRT program allows for real-world training opportunities for military personnel while providing needed services to under-served communities in the United States. There were about 70 deployers from numerous military components and services in Hayneville for the IRT mission. Alaska Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Shannon Oleson.

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HAYNEVILLE, Ala. - U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Phillip Cowger, an optician stationed at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla. and U.S. Army Spc. Louis Reuter III, an optical lab specialist stationed at Fort Eustis, Va., collect lenses to be used for eyeglasses that will be given out for free, May 5, 2011. The eyeglasses were a part of the optometry services offered under the Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) mission. The IRT program allows for real-world training opportunities for military personnel while providing needed services to under-served communities in the United States. There were about 70 deployers from numerous military components and services in Hayneville for the IRT mission. Alaska Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Shannon Oleson.

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HAYNEVILLE, Ala. - Capt. Andrew Adamich, an optometrist from the 176th Medical Group, Alaska Air National Guard, uses a portable slit lamp biomicroscope on his patient to get a magnified view of his eye, May 4, 2011. Adamich and about 35 other members from the 176th Wing are in Alabama for an Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) mission. The IRT program allows for real world training opportunities for military personnel while providing needed services to under-served communities in the United States. Alaska Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Shannon Oleson.

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HAYNEVILLE, Ala. - Col. Ronald Kichura, an optometrist from and commander of the 176th Medical Group, Alaska Air National Guard, checks the prescription on a patient?s eye glasses, May 4, 2011. Kichura and about 35 other members from the 176th Wing are in Alabama for an Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) mission. The IRT program allows for real-world training opportunities for military personnel while providing needed services to under-served communities in the United States. Alaska Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Shannon Oleson.

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HAYNEVILLE, Ala. - U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Sandy Hernandez, a hospital corpsman from the Operational Health Support Unit, San Diego, Detachment J, checks the visual acuity of a patient, May 3, 2011. Hernandez is in Alabama along with about sixty other medical professional from numerous military components and services for an Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) mission. The IRT program allows for real-world training opportunities for military personnel while providing needed services to under-served communities in the United States. Alaska Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Shannon Oleson.

TOWN OF HAYNEVILLE 2011

Senior Airman Joshua Frye, a structural specialist from the 176th Civil Engineer Squadron, and Marine Cpl. Benjamin Greenwald, from the 6th Engineer Support Batallion, prepare plywood for cutting May 5 to build a patio covering at a clinic here. Members from the 176th Wing were in Alabama for an Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) mission. The IRT program allows for real-world training opportunities for military personnel while providing needed services to under-served communities in the United States. Alaska Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. N. Alicia Goldberger.