Every Summer, thousands of Cadets come from all over the nation to attend Cadet Summer Training (CST) in Fort Knox, Ky. Ensuring the safety of those Cadets is the number one priority for US Army Cadet Command (USACC).  That is why Army medical personnel and local emergency first responders worked together to make certain that if an injury or incident occurs, they can respond to the situation in a timely and efficient manner.  On June 2nd, 2021 emergency first responders and Army medical personnel, who are known as Task Force (TF) Med, conducted the first Casualty Evacuation (CASEVAC) joint training exercise […]

FORT KNOX, Ky. – Cadets come to Fort Knox to give it their all, but Fort Knox summers are historically hot and humid. With that in mind, Cadet Summer Training (CST) Leaders held a mass casualty evacuation exercise on Friday, June 1, to prepare for the upcoming 12-mile ruck march, a must-pass event for advanced camp cadets. How Cadets do during training will determine where they finish on a national merit list, so many of them will push themselves to extremes, explained CST Chief of Staff Col. Scott Sonsalla, who observed Friday’s exercise. “When you hit that heat cat [category] 5, […]