U.S. Service Member working alongside Ghanaian medical professionals during MEDREX Ghana 22 [Image 2 of 8]

ACCRA, GHANA

06.14.2022

Photo by Charli Turner 

U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa

U.S. Army Col. Jennifer Gurney, surgeon, U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research and Chief, Defense Committee on Trauma, works with Ghanaian military medical professionals during a surgical procedure at the 37th Military Hospital in Accra, Ghana, June 14, 2022 as part of a Medical Readiness Exercise (MEDREX).

Gurney is the senior member of a 19-person medical team from the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force working alongside Ghanaian medical professionals during MEDREX Ghana 22, from June 6-23, as part of African Lion 22. The teams work together treating patients from local communities in a variety of medical specialties, including orthopedics, general surgery and emergency room care.

MEDREX allow military personnel from the United States and their African Partners to exchange best medical practices, procedures and techniques that build and strengthen treatment capabilities, resulting in lasting relationships between medical professionals.

African Lion 22 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

(U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Ethan Ford)

• Date Taken: 06.14.2022
• Date Posted: 06.23.2022 12:19
• Photo ID: 7285495
• VIRIN: 220614-A-GW447-1015
• Resolution: 4480x6720
• Size: 1.66 MB
• Location: ACCRA, GH