AFSOUTH launches Amistad 2026 in Dominican Republic
LA VEGA, Dominican Republic — U.S. Air Force medical professionals and the Dominican Republic Ministry of Public Health (MOH) launched Amistad 2026 during an opening ceremony at Hospital Regional Dr. Luis Manuel Morillo King on Aug. 4, kicking off a two-week health security cooperation engagement in the Dominican Republic. The engagement is the second and final iteration of Amistad 2026, following a mission in Paraguay earlier this year. Led by 12th Air Force, Air Forces Southern (AFSOUTH), in coordination with the MOH, the engagement brings military and local health care professionals together to exchange clinical expertise, improve interoperability and strengthen the relationships that support coordinated responses across the Western Hemisphere.
LA VEGA, Dominican Republic — U.S. Air Force medical professionals and the Dominican Republic Ministry of Public Health (MOH) launched Amistad 2026 during an opening ceremony at Hospital Regional Dr. Luis Manuel Morillo King on Aug. 4, kicking off a two-week health security cooperation engagement in the Dominican Republic.
The engagement is the second and final iteration of Amistad 2026, following a mission in Paraguay earlier this year. Led by 12th Air Force, Air Forces Southern (AFSOUTH), in coordination with the MOH, the engagement brings military and local health care professionals together to exchange clinical expertise, improve interoperability and strengthen the relationships that support coordinated responses across the Western Hemisphere.
