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Bangladesh Army Brig. Gen. Mahbub Ahmed Jakaria returns the salute of several Bangladesh Air Force officers upon his arrival at the Health Services Operation site in Rangpur Bangladesh, June 1, 2014. Jakaria visited the site prior to opening on the first day of Operation Pacific Angel, a joint and combined humanitarian assistance exercise held in various countries several times a year and includes medical, dental, optometry, engineering programs and a variety of subject-matter expert exchanges. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Capt. Caitlin Suttie)

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Bangladesh Army Brig. Gen. Mahbub Ahmed Jakaria, Bangladesh Air Force Wing Commander Md. Abu Rayhan, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Alvin Alana, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Wesley Palmer and other leadership cut the ribbon at the opening ceremony for Operation Pacific Angel, June 1, 2014 in Rangpur, Bangladesh. U.S and Bangladesh military members will work together for the next week to provide humanitarian medical and engineering assistance.

Pacific Angel 14-1

U.S. Air Force Capt. David Chesser, a dentist with the 35th Dental Squadron from Misawa Air Base, Japan, extracts a tooth from a nine-year-old girl June 1, 2013 during Operation Pacific Angel in Rangpur, Bangladesh. Dental care is one of three services offered during the health services portion of the operation. Doctors in family practice, dental and optometry saw 615 patients during the first day of treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Capt. Cait Suttie)

Pacific Angel 14-1

U.S. Air Force Capt. Nicole Hans, a family practice doctor with the 354th Medical Operations Squadron from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, and Master Sgt. Chau Huynh, a dental technician with the 142nd Medical Group from Portland Air National Guard Base, Oregon, talk to a patient using a translator June 1, 2013 during Operation Pacific Angel near Rangpur, Bangladesh a part of Operation Pacific Angel. OPA is a joint and combined humanitarian medical and engineering mission with U.S., Sri Lanka and Bangladesh military forces, the United States Agency for International Development, and the Bangladesh Ministry of Health. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Capt. Cait Suttie)

Pacific Angel 14-1

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. René Horne, an aerospace medical technician with the 173rd Medical Group from Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base, Oregon, and Bangladesh Air Force Leading Air Craftsman Alom Sopnil, check a patient's blood pressure as part of the patient screening process June 1, 2013 during Operation pacific Angel near Rangpur, Bangladesh. More than one thousand people stood in line to be seen by doctors as part of OPA. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Capt. Cait Suttie)

Pacific Angel 14-1 provides medical services in Rangpur, Bangladesh

Published June 10, 2014

USAF. (U.S. Air Force Graphic by Rosario "Charo" Gutierrez)