Airmen wrap up SALITRE in Chile
Maj. Andrew Davenport, F-16 pilot, 149th Fighter Wing, Texas Air National Guard, a traditional guardsman and a full time internal-medicine doctor in private practice, visits with a Chilean child at the the children’s ward at the Leonardo Guzman Regional Hospital, Antofagasta, Chile. Groups from each of the participating nations went to the hospital to distribute gifts and bring a few moments of joy to the awaiting hospitalized children, Oct. 11. Salitre is a Chilean-led exercise where the U.S., Chile, Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, focus on increasing interoperability between allied nations. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Miguel Arellano/released)