The U.S. Army, in cooperation with the Federal Military Agency, has launched its annual innovative readiness training, “Operation Wellness.”
CNMI Wellness Operation 2024 kicked off yesterday, providing services free of charge to military personnel, the CBMA announced yesterday.
CNMI Operation Wellness provides free access to the community for services such as medical screening services, optometric services, dental services, veterinary care, and public education on behavioral and general health.
This service will be provided from June 10th to 28th, 2024 at no charge to the community.
“This service is provided by CBMA, under the jurisdiction of the Office of the Governor, in coordination with the Department of Defense, the 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support), and various community partners in the CNMI. For more information, please contact the CBMA office at (670) 789-3558 / (670) 789-3559 / (670) 483-1812 / (670) 483-1813,” the CBMA stated.
IRT Operation Wellness essentially provides medical services to members of the local community and is funded by the U.S. Department of Defense.
Maj. Daniel LaVorgna, the U.S. Army Reserve Command’s program manager for IRT, previously said in an interview that the decision to expand this year’s operation to a month was made due to the high turnout during last year’s two-week exercise.
Last year, the IRT team served more than 3,000 patients.
To accommodate such a large-scale exercise, the military plans to deploy 150 military personnel from the U.S. Army, U.S. Army Reserve, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Air National Guard.
LaVorgna said the IRT mission is a training opportunity for the specialized military personnel who participate.
