- 4 Engineering Civic Action Projects
- 6 Medical/Dental Civic Action Projects
- 2 Surgery Civic Action Projects
- 5 Bio Medical Education and Training
- 13 Veterinary Civic Action Projects
- 18 Subject Matter Expert Exchanges
- 39 COMSERV / donation events
- 13 ceremonies / key leader engagements
- 50+ ship tours (> 1,000 host nation personnel)
- 30 band performances
- Medical Civic Action Projects (MEDCAPs)
– Total of 16,290 patients triaged
– 6,974 medical evaluations completed
- 4,315 adults; 2,659 pediatrics
– 6,631 optometry exams completed
– 7,082 prescription glasses dispensed
– 9,956 sunglasses dispensed
– 2,685 dental evaluations completed
– 5,336 tooth extractions
- Surgical Procedures
– 603 patients screened and evaluated
– 271 surgeries completed
- 103 general, 71 ophthalmologic, 24 dermatologic, 27 ear/nose/throat, 15 plastic, 12 OB/GYN, 17 orthopedic, 2 anesthesiology
- Medical Subject Matter Expert Exchanges (SMEE)
– 16,679 total contact hours
– Disaster Relief Symposium
– Trauma management; adult and infant basic life support
– Heart attack immediate care and post op care; mental health
– Combat Lifesaver Course; malaria, dengue fever
– Pediatric, OB/GYN emergencies
- Veterinary Civic Action Projects (VETCAPs)
– 2,259 total animal encounters (791 vaccinations)
– 2,994 total contact hours of SMEE conducted
- Bio Medical Education and Training (BMET)
– 117 items evaluated; 75 items repaired
– 420 contact hours of SMEE conducted
- Engineering Civic Action Projects (ENGCAPs)
– Conducted 24MAY-30JUN in Samar, Philippines
– Combined effort of 37 Seabees, 12 Australian Defense Force, 25 Armed Forces Philippines Engineers (AFP), and 20 Host Nation civilians
– Projects completed in 6 villages:
- ENGCAP1: New two-classroom building
- ENGCAP2: Clinic renovation
- ENGCAP3: Schoolhouse and playground renovations
- ENGCAP4: New two-classroom building
- Malaga School playground & roof repairs
- Calbayog Clinic painting & roof repairs
- Engineering Subject Matter Expert Exchanges
– Subject Matter Experts from OCEANIT Engineering, US Seabees, Armed Forces Philippines, Malaysian Engineers, NW Samar State University, University of California – San Diego, and University of Hawaii
– SMEE1: Project Planning and Estimating
- NW Samar University (19-22JUN)
- 450 contact hours
– SMEE2: Seawall Design
- NW Samar University (25-28JUN)
- 750 contact hours
- 8 Partner Nations participated in Philippines
– Australia
– Canada
– France
– Great Britain
– Japan (JS OOSUMI with 2x LCACs)
– Malaysia
– Netherlands
– United States
- 16 Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) & Agencies
– Global Grins
– Latter Day Saint Charities
– OCEANIT
– Project Handclasp
– Project Hope
– University of Hawaii Schools of Nursing, Engineering
– University of California, San Diego Pre-Dental Society
– World Vets
– Bugto
– Calbayog Rotary Club
– Catbalogan Fire Brigade
– Fit for School
– Western Samar Development Foundation
– National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
– U.S. Department of Justice
– U.S. Department of State
– United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
- 39 COMSERV sporting events, donation distributions and cultural exchanges
– 879 COMSERV volunteers (USN, USMC, USA, USAF, MSC, NGOs, Canada, Australia, Japan)
– 8,254 host nation participants
- 9 General SMEE events (over 5,000 contact hours)
– Culinary exchange, small boat operations, martial arts demonstration, disaster relief command and control, damage control / firefighting, photography, rule of law and human rights lectures
- 60 pallets (36,500 lbs) of Project Handclasp and Latter Day Saint Charities donations
- 1000+ host nation personnel took part in MERCY tours
- 30 COMPACFLT Band performances for a combined audience of 18,755 host nation personnel
Another successful activity and humanitarian mission, thank you for giving your time and effort in helping the needy Filipinos. God bless you all!
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