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Interview: US Army Lt. Col. Matthew Koopmann shares lessons learned in Angola

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Matthew Koopmann, general and vascular surgeon with the 915th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment, 313th Hospital Center, 2nd Medical Brigade, discusses a lessons learned during the Angola Medical Readiness Exercise at Hospital Militar Principal, Luanda, Angola, Sept. 8, 202

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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Matthew Koopmann, general and vascular surgeon with the 915th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment, 313th Hospital Center, 2nd Medical Brigade, discusses a lessons learned during the Angola Medical Readiness Exercise at Hospital Militar Principal, Luanda, Angola, Sept. 8, 2026. U.S. and Angolan medical professionals applied shared medical practices during the real-world emergency, strengthening readiness and interoperability at the Angola MEDREX. U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) planned and executed the MEDREX, which brought 10 U.S. Army Reserve medical professionals together with Angolan counterparts for clinical collaboration and subject-matter expert exchanges. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Raquel Birk)

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