Army Reserve Sgt. Alexander Tarr, an operating room technician from the 332nd Medical Brigade in Nashville, Tenn. (left), Senegalese Dr. Balla Diop (center), the chief surgeon, and Vermont Air National Guard physician assisstant Lt. Col. Stephen Buergin (right), conduct an umbilical hernia repair during Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-1 at La Sante des Armees Hospital in Dakar, Senegal, Jan. 11, 2017. MEDRETE is a combined effort between the Senegalese government, Army Africa, the Army Reserve 332nd Medical Brigade in Nashville, Tenn., and the Vermont Air National Guard.
Army Reserve Sgt. Alexander Tarr, an operating room technician from the 332nd Medical Brigade in Nashville, Tenn. (left), Senegalese Dr. Balla Diop (center), the chief surgeon, and Vermont Air National Guard physician assisstant Lt. Col. Stephen Buergin (right), conduct an umbilical hernia repair during Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-1 at La Sante des Armees Hospital in Dakar, Senegal, Jan. 11, 2017. MEDRETE is a combined effort between the Senegalese government, Army Africa, the Army Reserve 332nd Medical Brigade in Nashville, Tenn., and the Vermont Air National Guard. MEDRETE 17-1 is the first in a series of medical readiness training exercises that Army Africa is scheduled to facilitate within various countries in Africa, and serves as an opportunity for the partnered militaries to hone and strengthen their general surgery and trauma skills while reinforcing the partnership between the countries. The mutually beneficial exercise brings together Senegalese military and Army medical professionals to foster cooperation while conducting medical specific tasks.
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