Fort Riley Desert Training: Day 4

Soldiers in transition face a mass casualty environment.

A mock roadside bomb explodes near a Humvee convoy in the Mojave Desert where thousands of soldiers are in training for the battlefields of Iraq. View photo »

Medics pick up a "casualty" during an exercise and evacuate him from the danger zone. View photo »

Medics assess the "victim's" wounds during a drill at Ft. Irwin National Training Center. View photo »

The Fort Riley soldiers get some rest and stretch during some down time after they arrive at Forward Operating Base Dallas. View photo »

A larger view of the compound where soldiers stay on this training base. View photo »

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