From engineering, Brazil and the Marines to an operating room in Chad: The journey of 3 U.S. Army Reserve medical Soldiers
U.S. Army Sgt. Laysa Noguiera, a surgical technician (68D), left, conducts cross-training instruction on the names of different surgical instruments with Spc. Malik Simpson, a practical nursing specialist (68C), during the Medical Readiness Exercise (MEDREX) in N’Djamena, Chad, June 18, 2024. MEDREX is a medical readiness exercise program, planned and executed by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), that allow 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 Sgt. Anthony Hopper)