Brooke Army Medical Center, located at the consolidated military installation Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston in Texas, conducted annual exercises to practice procedures for responding to mass casualty situations. The exercise is aimed at testing the hospital's personnel readiness for emergency response in crisis situations. During the exercises, medical staff practiced protocols for receiving and triaging large numbers of casualties, coordination between different hospital departments, and interaction with other emergency services on the base. Such training is conducted regularly and is considered an important part of preparing military medical facilities for potential emergencies, including natural disasters, terrorist attacks, or combat operations. Regular conduct of such exercises makes it possible to identify weaknesses in the response system and to improve procedures for providing assistance during mass influxes of casualties. U.S. military medical institutions traditionally devote considerable attention to practicing such scenarios, since readiness for rapid and effective response can significantly impact the number of lives saved in an actual emergency situation.