Keywords: US Navy 040226-N-4142G-018 Filipino children cover their mouths after having teeth removed during the Medical Civic Action Program (MEDCAP) in Bargangay San Miguel during Exercise Balikatan 2004.jpg en Puerto Princesa Palawan Republic of the Philippines RP Feb 26 2004 Filipino children cover their mouths after having teeth removed during the Medical Civic Action Program MEDCAP in Bargangay San Miguel during Exercise Balikatan 2004 The MEDCAPs are staffed by the medical doctors dentists nurses and veterinarians from both the RP and U S Armed Forces and provide much needed medical and dental services to the residents of eight Barangays; Mandaragat San Miguel Model Milagrosa Sta Lourdes Irawan Luzviminda and Tiniguiban Minor surgeries tooth extraction and medicines of various sorts are also distributed among the Barangay beneficiaries This exercise is only one of a number of on-going activities under the framework of RP-US military security cooperation Other elements include assistance with comprehensive defense reform security assistance modules for counter terrorism training helicopter night capability training intelligence fusion; subject matter expert exchanges; international military education and training programs advice and support for logistics engineering equipment maintenance and civil military operations U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 2nd Class Felix Garza Jr RELEASED 2004-02-26 040226-N-4142G-018 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 12203 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 2nd Class Felix Garza Jr PD-USGov-Military-Navy Images from US Navy location Puerto Princesa Philippines Balikatan 2004 Healthcare in the Philippines Photographs by Felix Garza Jr |