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Training for Oahu Army medics is enhanced with cadavers

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                                Soldiers at the 25th Infantry Division’s jungle warfare school in Wahiawa carry a cadaver during week-long a combat medecine exercise.

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    Soldiers at the 25th Infantry Division’s jungle warfare school in Wahiawa carry a cadaver during week-long a combat medecine exercise.

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                                Soldiers at the 25th Infantry Division’s jungle warfare school in Wahiawa prepare a cadaver for a pick up by a medical evacuation helicopter.

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    Soldiers at the 25th Infantry Division’s jungle warfare school in Wahiawa prepare a cadaver for a pick up by a medical evacuation helicopter.

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                                Army soldiers trained in January with cadavers provided by North Carolina-based Safeguard Medical to practice treating and evacuating wounded from the battlefield. Pictured are soldiers at the 25th Infantry Division’s jungle warfare school in Wahiawa carrying a cadaver.

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    Army soldiers trained in January with cadavers provided by North Carolina-based Safeguard Medical to practice treating and evacuating wounded from the battlefield. Pictured are soldiers at the 25th Infantry Division’s jungle warfare school in Wahiawa carrying a cadaver.

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                                Soldiers at the 25th Infantry Division’s jungle warfare school in Wahiawa provide first aid on a cadaver during a week-long combat medicine exercise.

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    Soldiers at the 25th Infantry Division’s jungle warfare school in Wahiawa provide first aid on a cadaver during a week-long combat medicine exercise.

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                                An Army Black Hawk helicopter prepares to pick up a cadaver during a weeklong combat medicine exercise in Wahiawa.

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    An Army Black Hawk helicopter prepares to pick up a cadaver during a weeklong combat medicine exercise in Wahiawa.

Combat medicine training in the field with cadavers isn’t new for the U.S. military, but historically it has been reserved for Green Berets, Navy SEALs and other elite special operations troops. Read more

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