U.S. Army Reserve combat medic, Angolan partners save life during medical readiness exercise
240709-A-HJ939-9118.JPG Photo By: 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla

LUANDA, Anglola - U.S. Army Capt. Christopher Bellm, an emergency medicine physician assistant (65DM2), left, and U.S. Army Spc. Joshua Ford, a combat medic (68W), right, insert a central line, providing the medical team with direct access to administer medication to the patient. Bellm and Ford, who are assigned to the 934th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment, worked alongside Angolan military health professionals in the emergency room during the Medical Readiness Exercise (MEDREX) in Luanda, Angola, July 9, 2024. MEDREX is a medical readiness exercise program, planned and executed by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), that allows military health professionals from the U.S. and their African partners to exchange medical practices, procedures and techniques that build and strengthen treatment capabilities, resulting in lasting relationships between the partners. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla)


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