U.S. Army Lt. Col. Matthew Koopmann, general and vascular surgeon with the 915th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment, 313th Hospital Center, 2nd Medical Brigade, discusses a lessons learned during the Angola Medical Readiness Exercise at Hospital Militar Principal, Luanda, Angola, Sept. 8, 2026. U.S. and Angolan medical professionals applied shared medical practices during the real-world emergency, strengthening readiness and interoperability at the Angola MEDREX. U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) planned and executed the MEDREX, which brought 10 U.S. Army Reserve medical professionals together with Angolan counterparts for clinical collaboration and subject-matter expert exchanges. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Raquel Birk)
| Date Taken: | 09.08.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 09.10.2026 04:34 |
| Category: | Interviews |
| Video ID: | 1022261 |
| VIRIN: | 260908-A-PI656-5479 |
| Filename: | DOD_111961343 |
| Length: | 00:02:40 |
| Location: | LUANDA, AO |
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