DEFENDER is the Army’s largest annual opportunity to exercise moving personnel and equipment into theater across modes for initial and follow-on operations critical to Large Scale Combat Operations. Led by U.S. Army Europe and Africa, the exercise focuses on the strategic deployment of CONUS-based forces, employment of Army Prepositioned Stock and follow-on exercises demonstrating lethality and interoperability with Allies and partners

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HMI Live-fire Demonstration during Project Convergence Capstone 4
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March 20, 2024 | 2:56
U.S. Army Col. James J. Jones, with the Medical Capability Development Integration Directorate, and U.S. Soldiers with the 1st Infantry Division and 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, lead medical and live-fire experimentation demonstrations during Project Convergence – Capstone 4 in Fort Irwin, Calif., March 16-17, 2024. Senior leaders such as Lt. Gen. Mary K. Izaguirre, the surgeon general of the United States Army and commanding general of the United States Army Medical Command, and Lt. Gen. Sean C. Bernabe, the commanding general of III Corps and Fort Cavazos, visited the National Training Center to tour the latest medical technology and experimentation during PC-C4. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. LaShic Patterson)

The U.S. Army is hosting PC-C4, a Joint Multinational experiment from Feb. 23 to March 20, 2024. U.S. Army and British Army medics had the opportunity to discuss their experiences working with new patient treatment systems, such as the new patient litter system, the Health Readiness and Performance System, which monitors a Soldier's health using tracking applications, and new training aids.

The day opened with a round table discussion around the scheme of the experimentation and included demonstrations by flight and combat medics who discussed Mission Adaptive Autonomy, Army Health System, and technology integration into medical support for Role I, II, and III.
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