171022-M-JH782-0266 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 22, 2017) U.S. Navy Fleet Surgical Team (FST) 3 and medical department personnel assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) triage a simulated casualty as part of a casualty evacuation drill between Essex and the amphibious dock landing ship 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/Released)