When U.S. Air Force medical teams returned to the Federation for the 2026 Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team (LAMAT) mission, some Airmen stepped back into familiar hospitals and partnerships they helped build during previous missions.
From the emergency department at Alexandra Hospital on Nevis to the operating rooms at Joseph N. France General Hospital on Saint Kitts, returning providers say those relationships strengthen collaboration, readiness and friendships across the two-island nation.
U.S. Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. Barry Davis, 926th Aerospace Medicine Squadron general surgeon and mission commander for LAMAT 2026 across Saint Kitts and Nevis, and U.S. Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. Lawrence Onyejekwe, the Nevis flight commander leading emergency medical operations at Alexandra Hospital, agree the continuity built through repeat missions allows U.S. and host-nation medical teams to move quickly from introductions to meaningful collaboration.
Source: DVIDS Marines | Author: Andrea Jenkins | Published: Sat, 07 Mar 2026 09:28:49 -0500