Story by Andrea Jenkins | Air Forces Southern | 09.15.2025
U.S. Air Force and Panamanian medical teams launched the Panama iteration of AMISTAD 2025 with an opening ceremony at Hospital Dr. Gustavo Nelson Collado in Chitre, Panama, Sept. 15, 2025....
Story by Andrea Jenkins | Air Forces Southern | 08.15.2025
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay — Medical and dental student volunteers from universities across the Paraguay played a pivotal role in Amistad 2025, serving as vital language and cultural bridges between U.S. doctors and Paraguayan medical professionals. Throughout the exercise, the students provided real-time Spanish translation for U.S. medical personnel treating Paraguayan patients, as well as......
Story by Andrea Jenkins | Air Forces Southern | 08.15.2025
LUQUE, Paraguay — United States and Paraguayan military leaders, healthcare professionals, and community members gathered at General Hospital of Luque, Aug. 14, to celebrate the conclusion of AMISTAD 2025. The two-week medical readiness exercise enhanced interoperability, expanded healthcare access, and reinforced enduring partnerships between the two nations. Active duty, reserve and......
Story by Andrea Jenkins | Air Forces Southern | 08.13.2025
TARUMANDY, Paraguay — For the first time in its history, the rural community of Tarumandy received its first dentist. U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Alex Hernandez, a dentist with the 507th Medical Squadron, and a team of three dental technicians spent two weeks treating children and families during operation AMISTAD 2025, bringing critical oral healthcare to a population that previously had none....
Story by Andrea Jenkins | Air Forces Southern | 08.13.2025
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay – Repairing and maintaining dental equipment has been a behind-the-scenes but critical mission during Amistad 2025, where U.S. and Paraguayan biomedical technicians worked side-by-side to keep clinics operational....
Story by Andrea Jenkins | Air Forces Southern | 08.13.2025
LUQUE, Paraguay – U.S. Southern Command and the U.S. Embassy in Asuncion donated a fully equipped dental suite and 17,000 pairs of prescription eyeglasses to the Paraguayan Ministry of Health during a ceremony Aug. 13 at the Unidad de Salud de la Familia Tarumandy in Luque, Paraguay, during Amistad 2025....
Story by Andrea Jenkins | Air Forces Southern | 08.11.2025
LUQUE, Paraguay — A U.S. Air Force optometry team delivered comprehensive eye care to residents of Luque, Paraguay, during Amistad 2025 — temporarily bridging a critical gap in services for a region with no licensed optometrists. While the U.S. Airmen did not open a permanent clinic, they partnered with Paraguay’s Ministry of Health to provide the community’s first sustained access to......
Story by Andrea Jenkins | Air Forces Southern | 08.09.2025
LUQUE, Paraguay — Paraguayan and U.S. medical professionals joined forces during AMISTAD 2025, Aug. 9, 2025, to perform a complex six-hour reconstructive surgery, restoring both the face and the vision of a young man gravely injured in a violent robbery. The 22-year-old patient was attacked with a machete, leaving him with a blowout fracture to his orbital bone and severe damage to......
