U.S. service members from the Army, Air Force and Marines took conducts En-Route Patient Staging Facility (ERP) to evacuate casualties to a higher level of care facility during Northern Strike 2023, on Camp Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 1f, 2023. The exercise is considered a purple mission because it uses multiple service components to accomplish the mission. NS 23 is a premier reserve component training event that integrates both U.S. and partner nation readiness training to build interoperability and strengthen partnerships in an all-domain environment. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Sgt. Patrick Mayabb)  
For the first time, the 294th Medical Company Area Support, from the Iowa National Guard, tested a groundbreaking technology by integrating drones in a training environment on Monday, August 7th. Medical squads were able to experience a cutting-edge drone system that can detect casualties from the sky and assess their vital signs, making it a game-changer in disaster response scenarios. The drones utilize VISTA (Vision and Intelligence...