Overview
- U.S., Senegalese, Italian and Austrian teams finished a joint Medical Readiness Exercise in southern Senegal during African Lion 26 after treating more than 350 patients.
- The training focused on point-of-injury response, blast and trauma care, surgical treatment, and rehabilitation in austere conditions.
- U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa led the mission to strengthen how partner clinicians coordinate outside traditional hospitals.
- Vermont National Guard leaders surveyed facilities and met local officials in Thiès to shape planning for MEDREX 2027 with Senegalese partners.
- Senegalese health leaders reported staff shortages, limited equipment, and rising maternal and community care needs, which planners said will set priorities for the next exchange.