Indiana Guard, Nigerien medics bond over lifesaving skills
Doctor Colonel Major Garba Hakimi, Director of army health services and social action, addresses Indiana National Guard translator, Sgt. Desiree Demercedes, before exchanging gifts with Indiana Guardsmen, Sept. 22, 2022. The Indiana National Guard state partnership medical team spent more than two weeks in Niamey, Niger during the month of September working alongside the Niger armed forces’ first combat medic team to provide instruction in tactical combat casualty care and behavioral health.
By Sgt. Hannah Clifton, Indiana National Guard HeadquartersNiamey, NigerOct 20, 2022