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Former Angolan Armed Forces Staff Sgt. Alberto Calei Luis, infantryman with the anti-guerilla warfare detachment, now a veteran, recounts his now resolved war-related health issues, vascular surgery performed by U.S. Army Lt. Col. Matthew Koopmann, general and vascular surgeon with the 915th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment, 313th Hospital Center and 2nd Medical Brigade, and Angolan Armed Forces Lt. Col. Ernesto Victor, vascular surgeon, during the Medical Readiness Exercise at Hospital Militar Principal, Luanda, Angola, Sept. 10, 2026. 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: | 09.10.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 09.16.2026 10:43 |
| Category: | Interviews |
| Video ID: | 1023116 |
| VIRIN: | 260910-A-PI656-3322 |
| Filename: | DOD_111979325 |
| Length: | 00:04:16 |
| Location: | LUANDA, AO |
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