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Decades after battlefield injury, Angolan veteran finds relief through US-Angolan medical collaboration
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Matthew Koopmann, a general and vascular surgeon assigned to the 915th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment, 313th Hospital Center, 2nd Medical Brigade, and former Angolan Armed Forces Staff Sgt. Alberto Calei Luis discuss their experience after a U.S.-Angolan vascular surgic
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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Matthew Koopmann, a general and vascular surgeon assigned to the 915th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment, 313th Hospital Center, 2nd Medical Brigade, and former Angolan Armed Forces Staff Sgt. Alberto Calei Luis discuss their experience after a U.S.-Angolan vascular surgical collaboration during the Medical Readiness Exercise at Hospital Militar Principal in Luanda, Angola, Sept. 10, 2026. U.S. and Angolan surgeons worked together to treat Luis’ chronically swollen and painful leg, a condition stemming from a war-related injury he sustained approximately 30 years ago. 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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