May 15, 2026 LAMAT 2026: Three U.S. Airmen recognized by the USAF IHS Program in Saint Lucia Three U.S. Air Force medical personnel assigned to the Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team 2026 mission were awarded the Mission Excellence Citation by the International Health Specialist Program Office during a ceremony in the Rodney Bay area of Saint Lucia, May 7, 2026.
May 6, 2026 Readiness through partnership: LAMAT 2026 returns to Saint Lucia U.S. Air Force medical and support personnel, in partnership with the Saint Lucia Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs, officially launched the Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team 2026 mission during an opening ceremony at the Millennium Heights Medical Complex, April 27.
April 30, 2026 LAMAT 2026: U.S. Air Force medics deliver care in the Amazon U.S. Air Force medical teams are operating in a remote Amazonian environment, delivering care alongside Surinamese healthcare professionals while sharpening expeditionary readiness under real-world conditions.
April 30, 2026 Sole physician in Brownsweg gains support as LAMAT 2026 expands care access In the rainforest town of Brownsweg, where roads fade into jungle and hospitals are hours away, the weight of entire communities’ health care rests on one doctor.
April 29, 2026 Adapting under pressure: A dentist returns to serve during LAMAT 2026 Maj. Kelsey Geiger, a dentist from 434th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, stood on familiar ground as she began her second medical mission supporting Air Forces Southern.
April 29, 2026 LAMAT 2026 delivers care, builds readiness in Suriname U.S. Air Force medical personnel and Surinamese health care providers concluded a two-week health security cooperation engagement during a closing ceremony for the Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team 2026 at Suriname’s Ministry of Health headquarters, April 23, 2026.
April 28, 2026 U.S. Air Force medical experts disperse across Suriname for LAMAT 2026 Inside clinics and remote treatment sites across Suriname, U.S. Air Force medical teams are working alongside host nation providers during the Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team 2026 mission.
April 3, 2026 Guyanese, U.S. Air Force dental expand care, enhance readiness during LAMAT 2026 U.S. Air Force dental teams are delivering care in fast-paced clinics across Guyana, treating high volumes of patients alongside host-nation providers during Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team 2026.
April 2, 2026 Guyana, U.S. ophthalmology teams restore vision, strengthen readiness during LAMAT 2026 Inside Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, a patient regains sight as U.S. Air Force and Guyana Ministry of Health ophthalmology teams work side by side, delivering specialized care while building something far beyond a single procedure.
March 31, 2026 U.S., Guyana launch medical mission LAMAT 2026 U.S. and Guyanese officials gathered March 16, 2026, in Georgetown to officially launch the Guyana portion of the Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team 2026 mission, marking another milestone in the nations’ long-standing health partnership.
March 23, 2026 U.S., Saint Kitts and Nevis conclude LAMAT 2026 medical mission U.S. Air Forces Southern and the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis concluded the Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team 2026 engagement during a closing ceremony in Basseterre on March 6, marking the completion of a two-week medical collaboration across St. Kitts and Nevis.
Feb. 25, 2026 AFSOUTH strengthens Argentine air force F-16 integration through Peace Condor program Air Forces Southern conducted a knowledge exchange with military representatives of the Argentine air force, Fuerza Aérea Argentina, in support of their Peace Condor program, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Jan. 6-9, 2026.
July 29, 2025 Making it work: Airman brings maintenance grit to medical mission in Suriname While patients waited in crowded clinics and medical staff in crisp uniforms moved from room to room, a small maintenance shop tucked into the corner of Academic Hospital buzzed with a different kind of energy: One less visible, but no less essential.
April 24, 2025 LAMAT 2025 culminates in Guyana The Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team 2025 mission concluded two weeks of intensive medical collaboration between U.S. military personnel and their Guyanese counterparts.
April 24, 2025 AFSOUTH wraps up LAMAT 2025, strengthens partnerships, sharpens readiness After seven weeks across four countries, U.S. Air Forces Southern concluded its 2025 Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team mission on April 11, bolstering regional partnerships and advancing medical readiness for future challenges.
April 2, 2025 LAMAT 2025 health fair provides medical awareness to St. Vincent residents U.S. Air Force medical professionals from the 433rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron and the 349th Medical Squadron partnered with the Ministry of Health, Wellness, and the Environment in St. Vincent and the Grenadines to host a community health fair during LAMAT 25.
Feb. 25, 2025 U.S. military launches LAMAT ‘25 to strengthen readiness, global partnerships A Global Health Engagement mission led by U.S. Air Forces Southern, is set to launch its third iteration encompassing four partner nations Feb. 24-April 11, 2025.
Aug. 6, 2024 US Air Force, Army medics team with Paraguay in first-ever active duty led medical assistance mission at AMISTAD24 U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army personnel sourced from 15 locations around the globe arrived in Paraguay in support of Phase II of AMISTAD24, in the first ever active duty-led U.S. military medical assistance mission in the country.
May 8, 2024 Air Force Reservists support medical assistance mission, strengthen medical readiness during LAMAT 2024 U.S. Air Force Reserve members have been integral to the Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team, or LAMAT, a U.S. Air Force medical assistance mission that complements care for patients across medical specialties in island nations in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility.
May 21, 2021 Biomedical equipment technician supports deployed medics in Honduras Biomedical equipment technician training takes upwards of a year to ensure the technicians are fully equipped to handle most types of medical equipment they may see in their career.