JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Members of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan visited for a Military Medical Logistics Subject Matter Expert Exchange April 8 through 12.
The visitors met with medical experts and students and toured various facilities at the Brooke Army Medical Center and Army Medical Department Center and School. They also visited the Expeditionary Medical System, a modular field medical treatment facility, at Camp Bullis.
“The Republic of Uzbekistan and the United States of America share similar strategic interests regarding the stability of the region,” said U.S. Army Maj. Andrew Wilson, U.S. Central Command medical logistics planner. “Sharing our medical logistics doctrine and best practices allows for greater interoperability between our two countries.”
The main objective of the exchange was to share information, views, knowledge and experiences in the area of military medical logistics.
According to Wilson, the Uzbekistan members remarked the missions they saw focused exclusively on ensuring Soldier readiness and training to improve their life saving skills. The Uzbekistan delegation was impressed funding seemed secondary to successfully training healthcare professionals at the highest standard.
Similarly, Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan Lt. Col. Baurijan Kenjeev, hospital director, said the facilities they visited had a high level of professionalism by all staff members. Kenjeev continued that every person understands their role and responsibilities throughout the military healthcare system. The military medical logistics system is set up to ensure sound and effective support at all levels of care.
By the conclusion of the event, both countries had shared their medical logistics practices and capabilities with each other. This SME exchange supported U.S. CENTCOM’s goals and objectives of establishing, maintaining and improving military-to-military relationships with regional coalition partners.