Approximately 100 citizen-Soldiers and Airmen from the Arizona, Idaho, Minnesota and Nevada National Guards provided care for two Native American Tribes in Idaho and Nevada, May 11-26, as part of Operation Nimiipuu Health. National Guardsmen provided medical, dental and optometry services to the Nez Perce Tribe and surrounding community of Lapwai, Idaho, May 16-18 and similar care, in addition to behavioral health services, to members of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes and the surrounding community of Duck Valley, Nevada May 22-25. At Duck Valley, Guardsmen detected a tumor on a young patient, assisted a man in the early stages of a heart attack, and provided care to a woman who was at risk of going blind had her detached retina gone undetected much longer. Soldiers and Airmen additionally provided educational classes to students and participated in cultural events honoring the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes. Operation Nimiipuu Health is an office of Secretary of Defense Reserve Affairs-sponsore...