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Army Rethinks Medical Care For Soldiers Facing ‘Carnage’ Of Future Wars

Army Rethinks Medical Care For Soldiers Facing ‘Carnage’ Of Future Wars
Health care specialists from the 602nd Area Support Medical Company, 261st Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 44th Medical Brigade, out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, transport a simulated casualty to a decontamination line during training, April 27, 2017, at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Indiana. The training is part of Guardian Response, the small-unit operational segment of the U.S. Army North-led Vibrant Response 17.

Future combat likely will involve massive “carnage” like the Army has not dealt with in the past 16 years of war, where the U.S. military spent untold resources on minimizing casualties suffered at the hands of a relatively unsophisticated enemy, according to Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland, deputy chief of Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC).In a “decisive-action fight,” the mission is prioritized over minimizing casualties because defeating the enemy is the way to accomplish that goal, he said.“On land, war will…

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