U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa
SETAF-AFRICA

Building lasting relations through medicine

U.S. Army Medical Professionals inspect a patient’s x-ray during Medical Readiness Exercise 19-3 at Accra, Ghana, June 10, 2019. MEDREX 19-3 allows U.S. forces to train in an alternatively resourced environment, share medical practices, and build lasting relationships with Ghanaian medical professionals. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Craig Jensen)

Jul 11, 2019
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