MEDRETE 17-5 includes participants from the Cameroonian government, U.S. Army Africa, and the 30th Medical Brigade stationed at Sembach, Germany. It is the fifth in a series of medical readiness training exerci More
Cameroonian Nurse Anesthetist Issah Ngandji and U.S. Army Maj. Michael Nickerson, an anesthesiologist assigned to the 212th Combat Support Hospital, partner to anesthetize a patient prior to a surgical procedur More
U.S. Army Maj. Joseph Lee, center, a general surgeon assigned to 212th Combat Support Hospital, assists Cameroonian Lt. Col. Sebastien Mvogo, right, a general surgeon, perform an appendectomy at the Regional Ho More
Cameroonian General Practitioner Elivis Akem Tambe, U.S. Army Maj. Warren Johnson, emergency room physician, and Lt. Col. Paul Masters, critical care nurse, both assigned to 212th Combat Support Hospital, revie More
U.S. Army Maj. Warren Johnson, an emergency room physician assigned to the 212th Combat Support Hospital, and Cameroonian Elvis Akem Tambe, a general practitioner, review a patient’s x-ray at the Regional Hospi More
Cameroonian Army Col. Felix Begomo, right, director of Military Hospital of Garoua, gives a tour of the facility to U.S. Army Col. John Osborn, second from left, command surgeon for U.S. Army Africa, during Med More
Cameroonians and Americans participate in the Closing Ceremony of Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-5 held at the Military Hospital of Garoua in Garoua, Cameroon, Aug. 16, 2017. MEDRETE 17-5 is the fifth i More
Cameroonian Lt. Col. Sebastien Mvogo, left, a general surgeon, and U.S. Army Maj. Joseph Lee, center, a general surgeon assigned to 212th Combat Support Hospital,perform an appendectomy at the Regional Hospita More
U.S. Army Spc. Kess Houck, an operating room technician assigned to 212th Combat Support Hospital, puts on sterile gloves prior to a surgical procedure at the Regional Hospital of Garoua during Medical Readines More
U.S. Army Pfc. Jason Macha, a combat medic, Maj. Warren Johnson, an emergency room physician both assigned to the 212th Combat Support Hospital, and Cameroonian Elvis Akem Tambe, a general practitioner, review More
speech during the Closing Ceremony of Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-5 held at the Military Hospital of Garoua in Garoua, Cameroon, Aug. 16, 2017. MEDRETE 17-5 is the fifth in a series of medical readin More
U.S. Army Spc. Kess Houck, left, an operating room technician assigned to 212th Combat Support Hospital, assists Cameroonian Dr. Georgos Kenegi, urologist, drape and establish the surgical field on a patient in More
Cameroonian Adj. Gouane Jacquee, a laboratory technician, and U.S. Army Pfc. Jason Macha, a combat medic assigned to the 212th Combat Support Hospital, clean a patient’s wound at the Military Hospital of Garoua More
Cameroonian Army Col. Felix Begomo, right, director of Military Hospital of Garoua, gives a tour of the facility to U.S. Army Col. John Osborn, center, command surgeon for U.S. Army Africa, during Medical Readi More
U.S. Army Spc. Sarah McElveen, a combat medic assigned to Civil Affairs Team 8321, shares a moment with Marie Ambamba and Yaya D. Djannatou, both nurses at the Military Hospital during Medical Readiness Trainin More
U.S. Army Spc. Kess Houck, right, an operating room technician hands a surgical instrument to Maj. Joseph Lee, left, a general surgeon, both assigned to 212th Combat Support Hospital, as they assist Cameroonian More
U.S. Army Pfc. Jason Macha, a combat medic assigned to the 212th Combat Support Hospital, and Cameroonian Adj. Gouane Jacquee, a laboratory technician, clean a patient’s wound at the Military Hospital of Garoua More
U.S. Army Africa personnel receive a tour of the Regional Hospital of Garoua during Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-5 in Garoua, Cameroon, Aug. 15, 2017. The mutually beneficial exercise, being conducted More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Paul Masters, an emergency room nurse, presents a gift to Cameroonian Army Col. Felix Bengomo, director of the Military Hospital of Garoua, during the Closing Ceremony of Medical Readiness Tr More
U.S. Army Spc. Kess Houck, right, an operating room technician assigned to 212th Combat Support Hospital, hands a surgical instrument to Cameroonian Dr. Georgos Kenegi, urologist, as he performs a prostatectomy More
U.S. Army Col. John Osborn, command surgeon for U.S. Army Africa, gives a speech during the Closing Ceremony of Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-5 held at the Military Hospital of Garoua in Garoua, Camero More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Clifford Drummond, a combat medic, Lt. Col. Paul Masters, emergency care nurse, both assigned to the 212th Combat Support Hospital, speak with their Cameroonian counterpart at the Milit More
U.S. Army Capt. Matthew Veith, a critical care nurse assigned to 212th Combat Support Hospital, observers as Cameroonian Nurse Anesthetist Issah Ngandji prepares medication to anesthetize a patient prior to a s More
U.S. Army Col. John Osborn, command surgeon for U.S. Army Africa, presents a gift to Cameroonian Army Col. Felix Bengomo, director of the Military Hospital of Garoua, during the Closing Ceremony of Medical Read More
U.S. Army Maj. Michael Nickerson, an anesthesiologist, Capt. Matthew Veith, a critical care nurse, both assigned to 212th Combat Support Hospital, and Cameroonian Nurse Anesthetist Issah Ngandji anesthetize a p More
Capt. Matthew Veith, a critical care nurse, assigned to 212th Combat Support Hospital, administers medication to a patient prior to a surgical procedure at the Regional Hospital of Garoua during Medical Readine More
The Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-5 team, sourced from the 212th Combat Support Hospital, pose for a group photo at the Regional Hospital of Garoua during MEDRETE 17-5 in Garoua, Cameroon, Aug. 9, 2017 More
U.S. Army Col. John Osborn, command surgeon for U.S. Army Africa, presents a gift to Cameroonian Army Lt. Col. Sebastien Mvogo, a general surgeon, during the Closing Ceremony of Medical Readiness Training Exerc More
U.S. Army Col. John Osborn, command surgeon for U.S. Army Africa, and Cameroonian Army Col. Felix Bengomo, director of the Military Hospital of Garoua, socialize after the Closing Ceremony of Medical Readiness More