If casualties move by sea, so does surgery 💊 U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 8th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment, 18th Theater Medical Command , load a containerized emergency operating room aboard the Maneuver Support Vessel (Light) SSG Elroy F. Wells during casualty evacuation training off the coast of Oahu. 🎯 Why it Matters Training in small-boat casualty reception, patient transfer, medical communications, patient management, surgical procedures, and extended sustainment operations