U.S. Army service members conduct a humanitarian mission at Los Santos, Panama, May 19, 2026. Throughout the three-day effort, service members operated in two locations in Azuero, Panama, offering a range of services including general medical and dental treatment. (U.S. Army video by Spc. Trey Woodard) Music provided by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/
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...
