U.S. Army Sgt. Ken Valenciana, assigned to the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, and Sgt. Chris Laird, assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, enter data into tablets during experimentation of the Health Readiness and Performance System, which monitors the Soldier’s health using tracking applications, at Fort Irwin, Calif., March 14, 2024 during Project Convergence – Capstone 4. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. LaShic Patterson)

U.S. Army medics demonstrated some of the newest medical technology during the visit from Lt. Gen. David M. Hodne, deputy commanding general, Futures and Concepts. Some of the newest medical technology included the new patient litter system, HRAP, new training aids, other patient treatment systems, which were used during Role I and II of PC-C4. The purpose of Role I is to conduct initial trauma care to incoming patients while the purpose of Role II is to provide advanced trauma management and surgery.

The U.S. Army will host PC-C4, a Joint, Multinational experiment from Feb. 23 – March 20, 2024. PC-C4 participants include the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Space Force along with militaries from partner and allied countries from the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, France, and Japan. PC-C4 is a culmination of numerous preceding exercises, experimentations, and events; it provides a critical venue to identify and refine recommendations necessary to transform the Army and ensure future war-winning readiness.