WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The exercise lasted from June 6 to June 26, 2015 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin and included British and Canadian medical forces, the News said.
“Exercises Global Medic and Combined Joint Atlantic Serpent were held at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, US, British and Canadian medical forces,” the report, published on Thursday, said.
Joint Staff surgeon and Army Major General Nadja West explained the exercise included a simulated combat-medicine scenario.
It prepared active-duty and reserve troops from all three countries with capabilities for future crises, and included scenarios for potential humanitarian and disaster relief missions, West added.
“[F]uture operations and conflicts will most likely require small-footprint, agile, adaptable units,” West told the News. “We have to be prepared for any scenario.”
Innovative US military evacuation and joint-trauma registry protocols developed during the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts were used in the exercise, she concluded.
