U.S. Navy Fleet Surgical Team - 3 (FST-3) and USS Essex

U.S. Navy Fleet Surgical Team - 3 (FST-3) and USS Essex (LHD 2) medical department personnel conduct a hot wash discussion following a casualty evacuation drill between the Essex and the USS Rushmore (LSD 47) during Exercise Dawn Blitz, Oct. 22, 2017. The CASEVAC drill was designed to integrate both blue and green health services teams across the amphibious force and focused on urgent surgical casualty movement from the Rushmore to the Essex. Navy Medicine, in concert with Exercise Dawn Blitz, is experimenting with placing more advanced Role 2 medical capabilities across the amphibious force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. April L. Price)