18th MEDCOM, POMGEN team for first ever PNG Trauma Rotation
A U.S. Army medical team assigned to 8th Forward Resuscitative and Surgical Detachment, 18th Medical Command, and a Port Moresby General Hospital surgical team conduct a surgical ligation of patent ductus to correct a breathing abnormality due to a birth defect on a 2-year old girl during the inaugural Papua New Guinea Trauma Rotation in Port Moresby General Hospital at Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Dec. 10, 2023. The Trauma Rotation follows the recent signing of the Defense Cooperation Agreement between the U.S. and Papua New Guinea; it is a first-of-its-kind engagement between the U.S. Army and Papua New Guinea, which mutually offers parties the a chance to exchange medical expertise and techniques in an austere environment. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Hughes/Released)
