Fake blood and gore prepares troops for real-life casualty evacuations

Aided by fake blood and gore, troops from the 3rd (UK) Division Signal Regiment are getting a chance to hone their emergency medical skills – ready to put them into practice for real.

The simulated helicopter casualty evacuation exercise in Cyprus was designed to look very realistic. 

The Signallers - who would rarely find themselves tending to the wounded on the battlefield - have been practising a range of basic soldiering skills in Cyprus.

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3rd (UK) Division Signal Regiment is critical to ensuring secure and reliable communications at the forefront of British Army Operations and is normally based at Bulford, Wiltshire.