US Army surgical detachment works alongside PNG doctors, patients
(r) U.S. Army Maj. Priscilla Cha, general surgeon, along with other members of the 135th Forward Resuscitative and Surgical Detachment, 65th Medical Brigade, and a Port Moresby General Hospital surgical team perform an amputation in POMGEN’s Hospital during Trauma Rotation-Papua New Guinea at Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, April 9, 2024. Trauma Rotation-Papua New Guinea is one of the numerous global health engagements the 18th Medical Command facilitates in support of U.S. Army Pacific’s overarching medical security cooperation strategy throughout the Indo-Pacific. 18th MEDCOM sets the Joint theater for medical operations while increasing its strategic posture by synchronizing and coordinating health service support and medical logistics across its more than 4,000 square mile area of responsibility. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Hughes/Released)
