DVIDS – Images – Angola exercise fosters combined medical readiness

Angolan Armed Forces medical personnel assess a simulated casualty during the Angola Medical Readiness Exercise at Hospital Militar Principal, Luanda, Angola, Sept. 7, 2026. The MEDREX enhances the medical readiness and capabilities of the U.S. and Angolan military health professionals. The exercise involved a team of 10 U.S. Army Reserve medical professionals with the 915th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment, 313th Hospital Center and 2nd Medical Brigade, and was planned and executed by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF). (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Raquel Birk)