Iowa Army National Guard medical units participate in statewide training exercise

Jun 9, 2026 - 06:04
Iowa Army National Guard medical units participate in statewide training exercise
With just two hours of sleep and in the sweltering heat of June in Iowa, Sgt. Griffin Vesley moved quickly toward an ambulance full of simulated casualties as fellow medics prepared the mobile treatment area. Patient one suffered a blast injury resulting in a leg fracture. The next suffered an abdominal evisceration, where organs were protruding from the midsection. The third carried shrapnel wounds on their rear end.