Keywords: US Navy 040627-N-1464F-003 U.S. Naval Reserve Lt. Anthony Edwards checks the mobility of a local Peruvian woman during a medical evaluation.jpg en Bellavista Peru June 27 2004 U S Naval Reserve Lt Anthony Edwards checks the mobility of a local Peruvian woman during a medical evaluation The medical team from the 4th Force Service Support Group 4th Medical Battalion assigned to San Diego Calif saw 222 patients in St Peter the Fisherman church along the NaNay River The medical team then headed up the Amazon River to provide medical care to people in remote areas of South America as part of UNITAS 45-04 Eleven partner nations from the U S and Latin America came together for the largest multilateral exercise in the Southern Hemisphere Held since 1959 UNITAS aims to unite military forces throughout the Americas with bilateral and multilateral shipboard amphibious and in-port exercises and operations UNITAS improves operational readiness and interoperability of U S and South American naval coast guard and marine forces while promoting friendship professionalism and understanding among participants U S Navy photo by Chief Journalist Dave Fliesen RELEASED 2004-06-27 040627-N-1464F-003 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 15758 U S Navy photo by Chief Journalist Dave Fliesen PD-USGov-Military-Navy Images from US Navy location Bellavista Peru |