Virginia and Massachusetts National Guard Soldiers and Airmen and members of the U.S. Public Health Service support a free health clinic offering vision, dental and other basic medical services Aug. 5, 2022, in the Columbus, Georgia, area. The clinic was part of the Department of Defense-funded Innovative Readiness Training program with the missions of serving the local community and training military personnel to be ready for real-world response operations. IRT is a DOD program providing joint training opportunities to increase deployment readiness and key services like health care, construction, transportation and cybersecurity with lasting benefits for American communities.