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| Fort Hood soldiers shift to underground training to prepare for battlefield medical care |
| 2026-04-02 |
| [FoxNews] This week, the 1st Medical Brigade of the III Armored Corps at Fort Hood, Texas, held a training exercise called Operation Silver Lightning. The exercise, according to the 1st Medical Brigade, "is designed to simulate the challenges of providing advanced medical care in a contested, large-scale combat environment." Between March 23 and April 1, the 1st Medical Brigade employed the tactical arm of the Army Health System. Combat medics, optometrists, doctors, veterinarians and other medical personnel simulated a mass casualty event in combat conditions in underground tunnels on the Fort Hood base. "So the medics have understood that you cannot set up a multi-tent field hospital that occupies four or five, up to 15 acres and provides that world-class care, above ground anymore," said Col. Kamil Sztalkoper, director of public affairs for the III Armored Corps. Sztalkoper said the shift is driven in part by drone warfare observed in the war in Ukraine. Related: Fort Hood: 2026-03-28 Robert Spencer: A Muslim U.S. Soldier Says She'll Disobey Commands to Fight Muslims. Now What? Fort Hood: 2026-03-13 Sometimes You Do Bring a Knife to a Gunfight: 2nd time ISIS jihadi attacks, kills one at Old Dominion U before being killed by ROTC cadet Fort Hood: 2025-10-20 Is There a Mitzvah to Be Stupid? |
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