GONAIVES, Haiti (March 7, 2005) -- Navy Cmdr. Pat Phillips, left, (a native of Columbus, Ohio) examines Francoise Castine, age 73, of Gonaives, at the Lycee Bicentenaire Universite in Gonaives. Phillips is a reserve member of Fleet Hospital Great Lakes, out of Great Lakes, Ill. 'Once a nurse, always a nurse,' Phillips said. Besides serving as a nurse in the Navy, and in her full-time job as a civilian, she took a 2-week trip to Haiti in November with a medical mission group to do nursing work. She and her teammates from Fleet Hospital are now contributing to New Horizons, a three-month humanitarian and civic assistance exercise in Haiti sponsored by Commander U.S. Southern Command. The Task Force conducting New Horizons will build three school houses, drill three potable water wells and conduct free health clinics. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Roger S. Duncan, Fleet Combat Camera, Atlantic.
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