U.S. Air Force medical and support personnel provided care to hundreds of patients while collaborating with Canadian Armed Forces dental providers and local practitioners during AMISTAD 2025, a two-week global health engagement with Surinamese health care providers, July 12-25.
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 English translation for Paraguayan doctors...
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay — A senior officer in the Paraguayan Armed Forces was awarded the Legion of Merit during a ceremony at the Comando de las Fuerzas Militares in Asuncion, Aug. 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.
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.
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 full-scope optometric care. The mission aimed to...
LUQUE, Paraguay – Primero de Mayo Clinic offered endodontic procedures—commonly known as root canals—for the first time in its history, providing teenage and adult patients in the Luque area access to care that once required long, costly trips to the capital. The milestone was made possible through a partnership between U.S. Air Force and Paraguayan dental professionals during exercise AMISTAD 2025.
U.S. and Colombian forces conducted Tactical Combat Casualty Care and CBRN training during Relámpago de los Andes 2025. The medical exchange, part of the 13-year State Partnership Program, enhanced readiness and strengthened the U.S.-Colombia defense partnership.
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