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    AMISTAD 2026

    Amistad 2026

    Amistad 2026    

    Amistad (Spanish for “friendship”) is a 12th Air Force, Air Forces Southern (AFSOUTH)-led campaign of health security cooperation engagements. These missions integrate U.S. military medical personnel with partner-nation providers to deliver care, exchange expertise, and operate in real-world conditions that directly support readiness and regional stability. International Health Specialist teams will support missions in Paraguay and the Dominican Republic.

    3 Featured Videos

    B-Roll of Guard medical teams providing care in Paraguay

    B-Roll of Guard medical teams providing...
    06.23.26 | MSG Whitney Hughes | NGB
    B-Roll of National Guard members from six states are participating in exercise Amistad, a health security cooperation, in Capiata, Paraguay, June...
    Senior Airman Andrew Puckett spotlight at exercise Amistad 2026

    Senior Airman Andrew Puckett spotlight at...
    06.23.26 | MSG Whitney Hughes | NGB
    Senior Airman Andrew Puckett, a medic with the Arkansas Air National Guard’s 188th Medical Group is one of more than 20 Guard members from six...
    Guard medical teams provide care in Paraguay

    Guard medical teams provide care in Paraguay
    06.22.26 | MSG Whitney Hughes | NGB
    National Guard members from six states are participating in exercise Amistad, a global health engagement, in Asunción, Paraguay, June 15-26. The...

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    Amistad 2026 partnership restores dental equipment, expands access to care across Paraguay

    Amistad 2026 partnership restores dental...
    06.24.26 | Andrea Jenkins | 12AF-AFSOUTH
    U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Russell Hires, biomedical equipment technician, right, and Juan Alfonso, Paraguayan dental equipment specialist, repair...
    Amistad 2026 partnership restores dental equipment, expands access to care across Paraguay

    Amistad 2026 partnership restores dental...
    06.24.26 | Andrea Jenkins | 12AF-AFSOUTH
    U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Russell Hires, biomedical equipment technician, left, and Paraguayan dental equipment specialist Juan Alfonso conduct...
    Amistad 2026 partnership restores dental equipment, expands access to care across Paraguay

    Amistad 2026 partnership restores dental...
    06.24.26 | Andrea Jenkins | 12AF-AFSOUTH
    U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Russell Hires, biomedical equipment technician, left, and Paraguayan dental equipment specialist Juan Alfonso repair a...
    Amistad 2026 partnership restores dental equipment, expands access to care across Paraguay

    Amistad 2026 partnership restores dental...
    06.24.26 | Andrea Jenkins | 12AF-AFSOUTH
    U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Russell Hires, biomedical equipment technician, left, and Paraguayan dental equipment specialist Juan Alfonso repair a...
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    10 Featured Stories

    Amistad 2026 closes in Paraguay,...
    06.26.26 | Andrea Jenkins | 12AF-AFSOUTH
    U.S. and Paraguayan leaders marked the conclusion of Amistad 2026 during a closing ceremony at the U.S. Embassy in Asunción, celebrating two weeks of combined medical care, professional exchange and partnership that expanded access to specialty health services while strengthening the enduring relationship between the two nations.
    AMISTAD 2026 partnership restores dental equipment, expands access to care across Paraguay

    AMISTAD 2026 partnership restores dental...
    06.24.26 | Andrea Jenkins | 12AF-AFSOUTH
    Most patients never think about the equipment behind a dental appointment. They see the dentist, sit in the chair and receive care. But when that...
    AMISTAD 2026 brings sight, hope to Paraguay

    AMISTAD 2026 brings sight, hope to Paraguay
    06.23.26 | Andrea Jenkins | 12AF-AFSOUTH
    It’s 3 a.m., a 57-year-old man and his 84-year-old father quietly take their place in the growing line outside Unidad de Salud Familiar Rojas...

    AMISTAD 2026 strengthens family care,...
    06.23.26 | Andrea Jenkins | 12AF-AFSOUTH
    For most of the year, the San Ramón Family Health Unit serves approximately 4,600 residents with a single family medicine physician, providing primary care for everything from routine illnesses to chronic conditions. When patients require specialty services, they are often referred to larger facilities in the city, which can present challenges related to travel, appointment availability and cost. During AMISTAD 2026, that daily reality...
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