U.S. Army Africa conducts MEDRETE 15-1 in Burundi

From left) U.S. Army Maj. James Blair, orthopedic trauma surgeon, a Burundi National Defense Force orthopedic surgeon and U.S. Army 1st Lt. James Bills, perform surgery on a patient with a hip fracture at the Kamenge Military Hospital in Bujumbura, Burundi, during the U. S. Africa Command directed, U.S. Army Africa led joint Medical Readiness and Training Exercise 15-1 Jan. 28. Blair, a native of Brooklyn, Conn. and Bills, who calls San Antonio home, are both staff members at William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Fort Bliss, Texas. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Chlosta)



By Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Chlosta United States Africa Command Stuttgart, Germany Feb 09, 2015
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