{"id":463046,"date":"2025-05-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=463046"},"modified":"2025-05-30T13:24:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T13:24:27","slug":"us-ghana-conclude-medical-readiness-exercise-during-african-lion-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=463046","title":{"rendered":"US, Ghana conclude medical readiness exercise during African Lion 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n U.S Army Capt. Patrick Benoit, a general surgeon assigned to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, operates on a child during the medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) at the 37th Military Hospital in Accra, Ghana, May 20, 2025. Part of African Lion 2025 (AL25), this MEDREX is planned and executed by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), and prepares U.S. military health professionals for the challenges of providing care outside of traditional clinical settings. By working alongside African partners, U.S. medical professionals refine their ability to deliver rapid, adaptable, and resource efficient medical care, directly increasing medical readiness for large scale combat operations.<\/p>\n

AL25, the largest annual military exercise in Africa, will take place from April 14 to May 23, 2025. Led by SETAF-AF, on behalf of U.S. Africa Command with over 10,000 troops from more than 50 nations, including seven NATO allies, across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, and Tunisia. The exercise aims to bolster military readiness, enhance lethality, and foster stronger partnerships, ultimately improving joint capabilities in complex multi-domain environments to enable participating forces to deploy, fight, and win. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla)
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\n U.S Army Maj. Kelsey White, an obstetrician assigned to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, performs a cesarean section (C-section) during the medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) at the 37th Military Hospital in Accra, Ghana, May 20, 2025. Part of African Lion 2025 (AL25), this MEDREX is planned and executed by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), and prepares U.S. military health professionals for the challenges of providing care outside of traditional clinical settings. By working alongside African partners, U.S. medical professionals refine their ability to deliver rapid, adaptable, and resource efficient medical care, directly increasing medical readiness for large scale combat operations.<\/p>\n

AL25, the largest annual military exercise in Africa, will take place from April 14 to May 23, 2025. Led by SETAF-AF, on behalf of U.S. Africa Command with over 10,000 troops from more than 50 nations, including seven NATO allies, across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, and Tunisia. The exercise aims to bolster military readiness, enhance lethality, and foster stronger partnerships, ultimately improving joint capabilities in complex multi-domain environments to enable participating forces to deploy, fight, and win. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla)
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\n U.S. Army Sgt. Farah Hamouda, a respiratory technician assigned to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, listens to a patient’s heartbeat in the intensive care unit during the medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) at the 37th Military Hospital in Accra, Ghana, May 22, 2025. Part of African Lion 2025 (AL25), this MEDREX is planned and executed by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), and prepares U.S. military health professionals for the challenges of providing care outside of traditional clinical settings. By working alongside African partners, U.S. medical professionals refine their ability to deliver rapid, adaptable, and resource efficient medical care, directly increasing medical readiness for large scale combat operations.<\/p>\n

AL25, the largest annual military exercise in Africa, will take place from April 14 to May 23, 2025. Led by SETAF-AF, on behalf of U.S. Africa Command with over 10,000 troops from more than 50 nations, including seven NATO allies, across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, and Tunisia. The exercise aims to bolster military readiness, enhance lethality, and foster stronger partnerships, ultimately improving joint capabilities in complex multi-domain environments to enable participating forces to deploy, fight, and win. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla)
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ACCRA, Ghana \u2014 Twenty-seven U.S. medical professionals from Landstuhl Regional Medical Center<\/a> (LMRC), Dental Health Activity Rheinland-Pfalz<\/a>, Public Health Command Europe<\/a> and the North Dakota National Guard<\/a> concluded a medical readiness exercise<\/a> (MEDREX) on May 23, 2025 in Accra, Ghana as part of African Lion 2025 (AL25).<\/p>\n

From May 5\u201323, U.S. service members worked alongside Ghana Armed Forces<\/a> (GAF) personnel at the 37th Military Hospital, the GAF Veterinary Clinic and the Ghana National Dog Academy.<\/p>\n

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\n U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Shameka Williams, left, a certified nurse midwife assigned to the 48th Medical Group, 48th Fighter Wing, U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa, and a Ghanaian midwife pose for a photo while holding a newborn during the medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) at the 37th Military Hospital in Accra, Ghana, May 19, 2025. Part of African Lion 2025 (AL25), this MEDREX is planned and executed by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), and prepares U.S. military health professionals for the challenges of providing care outside of traditional clinical settings. By working alongside African partners, U.S. medical professionals refine their ability to deliver rapid, adaptable, and resource efficient medical care, directly increasing medical readiness for large scale combat operations.<\/p>\n

AL25, the largest annual military exercise in Africa, will take place from April 14 to May 23, 2025. Led by SETAF-AF, on behalf of U.S. Africa Command with over 10,000 troops from more than 50 nations, including seven NATO allies, across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, and Tunisia. The exercise aims to bolster military readiness, enhance lethality, and foster stronger partnerships, ultimately improving joint capabilities in complex multi-domain environments to enable participating forces to deploy, fight, and win. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla)
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Medical services included obstetrics and gynecology, trauma surgery, general surgery, critical and intensive care, anesthesia, emergency medicine, dentistry, and veterinary care.<\/p>\n

\u201cMEDREX provides hands-on opportunities to increase medical response capabilities in real-world scenarios, ensuring that we are prepared for both combat and humanitarian operations,\u201d said U.S. Air Force<\/a> Lt. Col. Mary Stuever, trauma medical director at LMRC and trauma surgeon.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This year, MEDREX Ghana was integrated into AL25, the largest annual combined, joint exercise of U.S. Africa Command, led by SETAF-AF, across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think my colleagues have sharpened their ability to operate in diverse environments,\u201d said Sgt. 1st Class Albert Nimako<\/a>, a combat medic assigned to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. \u201cBy working alongside African partners, we have refined our ability to deliver rapid, adaptable, and resource-efficient care.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Nimako returned to Ghana for his second MEDREX, after volunteering for the 2024 Ghana MEDREX last May. Originally from Kumasi, Ghana, he joined the U.S. Army in 2009.<\/p>\n

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\n U.S. Army Maj. Bryant Farr, an endodontist assigned to Dental Health Activity Bavaria, examines the mouth of a patient during the medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) at the 37th Military Hospital in Accra, Ghana, May 19, 2025. Part of African Lion 2025 (AL25), this MEDREX is planned and executed by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), and prepares U.S. military health professionals for the challenges of providing care outside of traditional clinical settings. By working alongside African partners, U.S. medical professionals refine their ability to deliver rapid, adaptable, and resource efficient medical care, directly increasing medical readiness for large scale combat operations.<\/p>\n

AL25, the largest annual military exercise in Africa, will take place from April 14 to May 23, 2025. Led by SETAF-AF, on behalf of U.S. Africa Command with over 10,000 troops from more than 50 nations, including seven NATO allies, across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, and Tunisia. The exercise aims to bolster military readiness, enhance lethality, and foster stronger partnerships, ultimately improving joint capabilities in complex multi-domain environments to enable participating forces to deploy, fight, and win. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla)
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\u201cThe exercise helps my unit to better prepare to work in austere environments and also work with limited resources,\u201d Nimako said about the 2024 MEDREX. \u201cIt brings to our awareness that we will not always have the luxury of working with all the equipment and supplies at our disposal.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n U.S. Army Capt. Kylie Smith, a veterinarian assigned to Public Health Command Europe, and Dr. David Rogers, a veterinarian with Ghana Armed Forces Veterinary Services, perform a cesarean section on a sheep during the medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) at the Ghana Armed Forces Veterinary Services in Accra, Ghana, May 20, 2025. During the MEDREX, Smith had the opportunity to work with animals she had not treated before. Part of African Lion 2025 (AL25), this MEDREX is planned and executed by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), and prepares U.S. military health professionals for the challenges of providing care outside of traditional clinical settings. By working alongside African partners, U.S. medical professionals refine their ability to deliver rapid, adaptable, and resource efficient medical care, directly increasing medical readiness for large scale combat operations.<\/p>\n

AL25, the largest annual military exercise in Africa, will take place from April 14 to May 23, 2025. Led by SETAF-AF, on behalf of U.S. Africa Command with over 10,000 troops from more than 50 nations, including seven NATO allies, across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, and Tunisia. The exercise aims to bolster military readiness, enhance lethality, and foster stronger partnerships, ultimately improving joint capabilities in complex multi-domain environments to enable participating forces to deploy, fight, and win. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla)
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This year\u2019s MEDREX proved highly successful, with participants treating more than 12,000 patients in just three weeks. The mission enabled U.S. personnel to collaborate with other military medical teams and operate in unfamiliar environments\u2014enhancing clinical readiness and adaptability.<\/p>\n

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\n U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Hope Cruse, left, an animal care specialist, and right, U.S. Army Capt. Kylie Smith, a veterinarian, both assigned to Public Health Command Europe, perform a cesarean section (C-section) on a sheep during the medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) at the in Accra, Ghana, May 20, 2025. Cruse and Smith both had the opportunity to work with animals during the MEDREX that they had not treated before. Part of African Lion 2025 (AL25), this MEDREX is planned and executed by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), and prepares U.S. military health professionals for the challenges of providing care outside of traditional clinical settings. By working alongside African partners, U.S. medical professionals refine their ability to deliver rapid, adaptable, and resource efficient medical care, directly increasing medical readiness for large scale combat operations.<\/p>\n

AL25, the largest annual military exercise in Africa, will take place from April 14 to May 23, 2025. Led by SETAF-AF, on behalf of U.S. Africa Command with over 10,000 troops from more than 50 nations, including seven NATO allies, across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, and Tunisia. The exercise aims to bolster military readiness, enhance lethality, and foster stronger partnerships, ultimately improving joint capabilities in complex multi-domain environments to enable participating forces to deploy, fight, and win. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla)
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MEDREX is planned and executed by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), and prepares U.S. military health professionals for the challenges of providing care outside of traditional clinical settings. By working alongside African partners, U.S. medical professionals refine their ability to deliver rapid, adaptable, and resource efficient medical care, directly increasing medical readiness for large scale combat operations.<\/p>\n

About African Lion<\/strong><\/p>\n

AL25, the largest annual military exercise in Africa, brings together over 50 nations, including seven NATO allies and 10,000 troops to conduct realistic, dynamic and collaborative training in an austere environment that intersects multiple geographic and functional combatant commands. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) on behalf of the U.S. Africa Command, AL25 takes place from April 14 to May 23, 2025, across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, and Tunisia. This large-scale exercise will enhance our ability to work together in complex, multi-domain operations\u2014preparing forces to deploy, fight and win.<\/p>\n

About SETAF-AF<\/strong><\/p>\n

U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) prepares Army forces, executes crisis response, enables strategic competition and strengthens partners to achieve U.S. Army Europe and Africa<\/a> and U.S. Africa Command<\/a> campaign objectives.<\/p>\n

Follow SETAF-AF on: <\/strong>Facebook<\/a>, X<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, LinkedIn<\/a> & DVIDS<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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