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 Maj. David MacDonald, a certified registered nurse anesthetist (66F), and Maj. Brett Sweeney, an emergency physician (62A), discuss the complex orthopedics procedure that is being performed by a surgical team of American and Chadian orthopedic specialists. The surgical team surgically intervene on a debilitating injury with the potential for improved function and quality of life 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)