CASTRIES, Saint Lucia — What began as a routine trip to buy bread became a race to save a 16-year-old boy’s leg after a stray bullet tore through a major artery behind his knee.
The outcome depended on more than surgery alone. It depended on trust, relationships and two medical teams working side by side under pressure.
During the Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team 2026 mission, U.S. Air Force and Saint Lucian surgeons combined expertise in…
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