Medical readiness exercise brightens smiles in Burundi
3:27 PM7/31/2024
During a medical readiness exercise (MEDREX), the 30th Medical Brigade and Force de Defense Nationale du Burundi medical professionals provided dental services along with other medical services to Burundians in Bujumbura, Burundi, July 26, 2024.
U.S. Army Maj. Frederick Dawson, 30th Medical Brigade comprehensive dentist, shares his experience working with the Burundians and the importance of dental health care.
Interview: US Army Maj. Frederick Dawson brightens smiles in Burundi
3:17 PM7/31/2024
During a medical readiness exercise (MEDREX), the 30th Medical Brigade and Force de Defense Nationale du Burundi medical professionals provided dental services along with other medical services to Burundians in Bujumbura, Burundi, July 26, 2024.
U.S. Army Maj. Frederick Dawson, 30th Medical Brigade comprehensive dentist, shares his experience working with the Burundians and the importance of dental health care.
Soldiers assigned to the 934th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment pose for a photo following the medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) closing ceremony in Luanda, Angola, July 18, 2024.
A MEDREX is a medical readiness exercise, planned and executed by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), enabling military health professionals from the U.S. and their African partners to exchange medical practices, procedures and techniques that enhance treatment capabilities and result in lasting relationships between the participants.
(U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla)
U.S. Army Maj. Frederick Dawson, a comprehensive dentist (63B) assigned to the 30th Medical Brigade, pulls a tooth for a Burundian patient during the medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) in Bujumbura, Burundi, July 22, 2024.
MEDREX is a medical readiness exercise, planned and executed by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), enabling military health professionals from the U.S. and their African partners to exchange medical practices, procedures and techniques that enhance treatment capabilities and result in lasting relationships between the participants.
(U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla)
U.S Army 1st Lt. Nicole Bennett and U.S. Army Spc. Jacqueline Lankford, both assigned to the 934th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment, pose for a photo with an Angolan Army health professional following the medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) closing ceremony in Luanda, Angola, July 18, 2024.
A MEDREX is a medical readiness exercise, planned and executed by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), enabling military health professionals from the U.S. and their African partners to exchange medical practices, procedures and techniques that enhance treatment capabilities and result in lasting relationships between the participants.
(U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla)
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Thad J. Collard, deputy commanding general-operations, U.S. Army Medical Command, poses for a photo with Soldiers assigned to the 934th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment following the medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) closing ceremony in Luanda, Angola, July 18, 2024.
A MEDREX is a medical readiness exercise, planned and executed by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), enabling military health professionals from the U.S. and their African partners to exchange medical practices, procedures and techniques that enhance treatment capabilities and result in lasting relationships between the participants.
(U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla)
U.S. Army Maj. Frederick Dawson, a comprehensive dentist (63B) assigned to the 30th Medical Brigade, fills a needle with a local anesthetic during the medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) in Bujumbura, Burundi, July 22, 2024.
MEDREX is a medical readiness exercise, planned and executed by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), enabling military health professionals from the U.S. and their African partners to exchange medical practices, procedures and techniques that enhance treatment capabilities and result in lasting relationships between the participants.
(U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla)
Soldiers assigned to the 934th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment, Angolan military health professionals and distinguished visitors pose for a photo following the medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) closing ceremony in Luanda, Angola, July 18, 2024.
A MEDREX is a medical readiness exercise, planned and executed by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), enabling military health professionals from the U.S. and their African partners to exchange medical practices, procedures and techniques that enhance treatment capabilities and result in lasting relationships between the participants.
(U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla)
An Angolan Army health professional hugs U.S Army 1st Lt. Nicole Bennett following the medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) closing ceremony in Luanda, Angola, July 18, 2024.
A MEDREX is a medical readiness exercise, planned and executed by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), enabling military health professionals from the U.S. and their African partners to exchange medical practices, procedures and techniques that enhance treatment capabilities and result in lasting relationships between the participants.
(U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla)
Burundian dentist Guy Ntamagara, left, and U.S. Army Maj. Frederick Dawson, a comprehensive dentist (63B) assigned to the 30th Medical Brigade, left, examines a Burundian patient’s teeth during the medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) in Bujumbura, Burundi, July 22, 2024.
MEDREX is a medical readiness exercise, planned and executed by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), enabling military health professionals from the U.S. and their African partners to exchange medical practices, procedures and techniques that enhance treatment capabilities and result in lasting relationships between the participants.
(U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla)
U.S. Army Maj. Frederick Dawson, a comprehensive dentist (63B) assigned to the 30th Medical Brigade, creates a solution for filling cavities during the medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) in Bujumbura, Burundi, July 22, 2024.
MEDREX is a medical readiness exercise, planned and executed by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), enabling military health professionals from the U.S. and their African partners to exchange medical practices, procedures and techniques that enhance treatment capabilities and result in lasting relationships between the participants.
(U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla)
.S. Army Brig. Gen. Thad J. Collard, deputy commanding general-operations, U.S. Army Medical Command, hands Angola Army Brig. Gen. Filomena Filomena Burity da Silva a gift during the medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) closing ceremony in Luanda, Angola, July 18, 2024.
A MEDREX is a medical readiness exercise, planned and executed by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), enabling military health professionals from the U.S. and their African partners to exchange medical practices, procedures and techniques that enhance treatment capabilities and result in lasting relationships between the participants.
(U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla)
Angola Army Brig. Gen. Filomena Filomena Burity da Silva gives remarks during the medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) closing ceremony in Luanda, Angola, July 18, 2024.
A MEDREX is a medical readiness exercise, planned and executed by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), enabling military health professionals from the U.S. and their African partners to exchange medical practices, procedures and techniques that enhance treatment capabilities and result in lasting relationships between the participants.
(U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla)
U.S. Army Maj. Frederick Dawson, a comprehensive dentist (63B) assigned to the 30th Medical Brigade, provides critical patient dental care alongside Burundian dentist Guy Ntamagar during the medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) in Bujumbura, Burundi, July 23, 2024.
MEDREX is a medical readiness exercise, planned and executed by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), enabling military health professionals from the U.S. and their African partners to exchange medical practices, procedures and techniques that enhance treatment capabilities and result in lasting relationships between the participants.
(U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla)
An Angolan Army soldier introduces Angolan Brig. Gen. Filomena Filomena Burity da Silva before her remarks during the medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) closing ceremony in Luanda, Angola, July 18, 2024.
A MEDREX is a medical readiness exercise, planned and executed by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), enabling military health professionals from the U.S. and their African partners to exchange medical practices, procedures and techniques that enhance treatment capabilities and result in lasting relationships between the participants.
(U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla)
U.S. Army Maj. Frederick Dawson, a comprehensive dentist (63B) assigned to the 30th Medical Brigade, examines a Burundian patient’s teeth during the medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) in Bujumbura, Burundi, July 22, 2024.
MEDREX is a medical readiness exercise, planned and executed by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), enabling military health professionals from the U.S. and their African partners to exchange medical practices, procedures and techniques that enhance treatment capabilities and result in lasting relationships between the participants.
(U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla)
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Thad J. Collard, deputy commanding general-operations, U.S. Army Medical Command, gives remarks during the medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) closing ceremony in Luanda, Angola, July 18, 2024.
A MEDREX is a medical readiness exercise, planned and executed by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), enabling military health professionals from the U.S. and their African partners to exchange medical practices, procedures and techniques that enhance treatment capabilities and result in lasting relationships between the participants.
(U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla)
U.S. Army Maj. Frederick Dawson, a comprehensive dentist (63B) assigned to the 30th Medical Brigade, left, and Burundian dentist Guy Ntamagara, fill a tooth cavity for a Burundian patient during the medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) in Bujumbura, Burundi, July 22, 2024.
MEDREX is a medical readiness exercise, planned and executed by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), enabling military health professionals from the U.S. and their African partners to exchange medical practices, procedures and techniques that enhance treatment capabilities and result in lasting relationships between the participants.
(U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla)
US concludes successful bilateral medical readiness exercise in Angola
3:13 PM7/31/2024
LUANDA, Angola – A medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) involving a team of 16 U.S. Army Reserve medical professionals from the 934th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment (FRSD), 807th Medical Command Deployment Support, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, successfully concluded July 19, 2024.
Combined American and Chadian medical exercise concludes
4:26 AM7/19/2024
Soldiers from the 3rd Medical Command Deployment Support, a U.S. Army Reserve unit headquartered in Atlanta, GA, concluded their time in N’Djamena, Chad with a closing ceremony hosted by Chadian Armed Force [Forces Armées Tchadiennes], at the Garnison Military Hospital, June 26, 2024.
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U.S., South Africa militaries begin Exercise Shared Accord 2022 in KwaZulu-Natal
6:09 PM7/19/2022
Exercise Shared Accord, planned and executed by the United States Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, features several key exercises occurring simultaneously -- a medical training exercise, a field training exercises and a training segment called Judicious Activation -- all designed to promote security cooperation and interoperability between the United States and South Africa.
Medical readiness exercise provides real-world humanitarian relief to local Moroccan population
1:34 PM7/1/2022
The Utah Army National Guard Medical Detachmnet, the U.S. Army 30th Medical Brigade, and the Royal Moroccan Army collaborated to provide real-world humanitarian assistance to the local population in Morocco while simultaneously conducting medical readiness training during African Lion 2022.
What began as a way to practice medicine and pay for college has become a life calling for one U.S. Army surgeon.
Col. Jennifer Gurney, a surgeon with the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research at the Joint Base San Antonio – Fort Sam Houston, Texas, says that her reason to continue her 20-year career is to help build the training and standards it takes to maintain Soldier readiness on the battlefield.
U.S. Army medical personnel visit Ghana in preparation for medical readiness exercise
5:49 PM1/27/2022
U.S. Army and Ghana Armed Forces medical personnel met at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra, Ghana, as part of the final preparations for a medical readiness exercise 2022 scheduled for June.
Senegalese, US Army medical professionals strengthen partnership, capabilities through MEDREX 21-4
12:09 PM7/22/2021
Senegalese orthopedic Dr. Madior Diouf reviews x-rays with medical students during the Senegal Medical Readiness Exercise 21-4 at the Principal Hospital, Dakar, Senegal, July 14, 2021.The exercise, July 12-30, 2021, provides a real-world environment where medical professionals from both militaries can build and strengthen medical treatment capability and capacity by honing their medical skills in alternative conditions while also learning different protocols from their counterparts. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Meleesa Gutierrez)