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The Pentagon says reported cases of heat exhaustion jumped nearly 50 percent between 2014 and 2018.
A New Center Is Escalating The Military’s Fight Against Potentially Deadly Heat-Related Injuries
Bases in the southeast have especially high rates of heat related injuries. Many new soldiers go through basic training there; acclimating to the area and to the rigors of Army life for the first time.
Patrick A. Albright / U.S. Army
Soldiers at Fort Benning, Ga. use immersion troughs filled with ice and water to cool off during training in this 2018 photo.
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