Story by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla | U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa | 05.30.2025
ACCRA, Ghana — Twenty-seven U.S. medical professionals from Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LMRC), Dental Health Activity Rheinland-Pfalz, Public Health Command Europe and the North Dakota National Guard concluded a medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) on May 23, 2025 in CITY, Ghana as part of African Lion 2025 (AL25)....
Story by SETAF Africa | U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa | 10.10.2024
The U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) will take center stage at the U.S. Army’s Warriors Corner during the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) annual meeting and exposition in Washington, D.C., highlighting how its medical readiness exercises (MEDREX) help build lasting partnerships across Africa. On Wed., Oct. 16 at 10:05 a.m. (EST), U.S. Army Maj. Gen.......
Story by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla | U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa | 09.24.2024
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) hosted a concept development event (CDE) for global health engagements (GHE) and medical readiness exercises (MEDREX). Planners from U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Medical Command, and other military units discussed and refined the medical strategy for fiscal year 2025 alongside African partners. Together, they also laid the groundwork for......
Story by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla | U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa | 07.31.2024
When staff wheeled a Burundian man into the Kamenge Military Hospital’s dental office, U.S. Army Maj. Fedrick Dawson experienced a moment of déjà vu. He thought he had seen the man before. For three weeks this July, Dawson was away from his usual patients in Sembach, Germany. Alongside fellow Soldiers from the 30th Medical Brigade, Dawson is working with Burundian military and......
Story by SETAF Africa | U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa | 07.18.2024
LUANDA, Angola – A medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) involving a team of 16 U.S. Army Reserve medical professionals from the 934th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment (FRSD), 807th Medical Command Deployment Support, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, successfully concluded July 19, 2024....
Story by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla | U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa | 07.15.2024
When an Angolan woman suddenly went into cardiac arrest in the Luanda military hospital, U.S. Army Spc. Joshua Ford knew exactly what to do. Amid the noise and urgency of the emergency room, Ford and his teammates from the 934th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment (FRSD) saved her life. As a U.S. Army Reserve combat medic, the life-saving skills he has developed proved instrumental......
Story by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla | U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa | 07.08.2024
A specialized team from the 934th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment (FRSD) based in Salt Lake City, Utah, arrived in Luanda to participate in the latest medical readiness exercise (MEDREX). Scheduled to span three weeks from July 8-20, this exercise marks a significant effort in fostering U.S.-Angola military medical collaboration....
Story by Staff Sgt. Luke Wilson | U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa | 06.28.2024
ACCRA, Ghana – U.S. Army Sgt. Brielle Marman, a dental assistant with the North Dakota National Guard, was promoted to the rank of staff sergeant during a special ceremony at the 37th Military Hospital in Accra, Ghana. The promotion was officiated by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Todd R. Wasmund, commanding general of U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), and U.S. Army Command......
