SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – More than 50 international forces trained to provide care under fire through a series of instruction and hands-on demonstration culminating in an exercise in Ilopango, El Salvador, June 19-20, 2025. The training was part of the ongoing AMISTAD campaign, a mission across Central and South America intended to strengthen partnerships and enable U.S. and host nation medical professionals to cooperate in resource-constrained environments. (U.S. Air Force video by Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton)
Clearer communication and stronger connections came into focus for hundreds of patients in Ilopango, El Salvador, as U.S. Air Force medical teams supported AMISTAD 2025, a humanitarian health engagement that began June 15.
U.S. Air Force medical personnel assigned to the 482nd Medical Squadron and the 944th Aeromedical Staging Squadron teamed up with Salvadoran healthcare professionals at San Bartolo National Hospital to deliver internal medicine care and exchange clinical expertise in support of AMISTAD 2025.
