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U.S. Army Maj. Marc Kaye, orthopedic surgeon (61M), right, assisted by Chadian Armed Force [Forces Armées Tchadiennes] General de Brigade Bakhit Harane, left, pays particular attention to placement of surgical wire so the fixation will be perfect in a pediatric hip surgery during the Medical Readiness Exercise (MEDREX) in N'Djamena, Chad, June 25, 2024. The pediatric patient had a wall collapse on her during the ammunition depot explosion in N'Djamena, Chad, June 18. Maj. Kaye is assigned to the 345 Field Hospital forward with the 402nd Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment (FRSD) and General de Brigade Bakhit is the director of Chadian ministry of defense's health directorate. MEDREX is a medical readiness exercise program, planned and executed by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), that allows military health professionals from the U.S. and their African partners to exchange medical practices, procedures and techniques that build and strengthen treatment capabilities, resulting in lasting relationships between the partners. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Edward McBride)
| Date Taken: | 06.25.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 07.08.2024 03:20 |
| Photo ID: | 8497305 |
| VIRIN: | 240625-A-IP034-4468 |
| Resolution: | 6000x3376 |
| Size: | 16.06 MB |
| Location: | N'DJAMENA, TD |
| Hometown: | FORT DEVENS, MASSACHUSETTS, US |
| Hometown: | JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, US |
| Web Views: | 26 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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