Civil affairs veterinarian participates in Exercise Shared Accord 22 in South Africa
South African Defense Force (SANDF) Candidate Officer Connie Swanepoel, a veterinarian assigned to the South African Veterinarian institute, preps a cat for surgery at the Empangeni Clinic during MEDREX 2022-South Africa, July 26, 2022. MEDREX is a medical training exercise, planned and executed by the United States Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, that allows the U.S. military to increase cooperation and overcome degraded environments and find effective medical resolutions. MEDREX 2022-South Africa is part of the larger Exercise Shared Accord taking place July 11-27, 2022, in the KwaZulu-Natal province. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)