Crowds gather to watch the F-16 Viper Demonstration Team and U.S. Air Force Academy Wings of Blue parachute team during the Peru Airshow at Las Palmas Air Base, Peru, April 26, 2026. The U.S. Air Force participated in Peru Airshow 2026 to enhance interoperability and build relationships through aerial demonstrations and engagements with international partners and local communities. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Lauren Diaz)
CASTRIES, Saint Lucia — As the Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team 2026 mission concluded in Saint Lucia, its impact extended far beyond the patients treated inside clinics and hospitals across the island — strengthening medical readiness, expanding healthcare capability and reinforcing the partnerships that support regional health security across the hemisphere.
Over two weeks, approximately 47 U.S. medical and support personnel...
Inside an operating room at St. Jude Hospital, U.S. Air Force and Saint Lucian surgeons stood shoulder to shoulder around a patient whose treatment options had once been limited by geography and resources.
By the end of the procedure, they had accomplished something never before documented on the island.
During the Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team 2026 mission, a combined U.S. and Saint Lucian surgical team performed the first-known...
