Preparing for MEDFLAG 08
BAMAKO, Mali -- Maj. Mark Reiker pounds stakes into the ground while setting up an Expeditionary Medical Support tent for MEDFLAG 08, July 13, 2008. More than 90 servicemembers deployed to Bamako, Mali, July 11, 2008, for MEDFLAG 08, a multi-national medical training exercise designed to enhance medical capabilities and readiness for U.S. and African Forces. Maj. Reiker is a pediatrician deployed from the 31st Medical Group, Aviano Air Base, Italy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Michael S. Dorus)