Exercise Shared Accord 2022 begins in South Africa

U.S. Army Col. Martin Ortiz, a pediatrician with the New York Army National Guard, evaluates a patient while a member of the South Africa National Defense Force observes during the start of Exercise Shared Accord on July 11, 2022. A key component of Shared Accord 2022 is a medical training exercise, planned and executed by the United States Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, that allow military medical personnel from the U.S. Army and their African Partners to exchange medical practices, procedures and techniques that build and strengthen treatment capabilities, resulting in lasting relationships between medical professionals. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Mariajose Licea)