US Army Prepares for Mass Casualties in Future Wars: Testing Temporary Burial System On October 26, 2026, Captain Thomas McCarthy published an article on the US Army's official website. During the second phase of the Operation Dragon Covenant exercise, service members practiced the temporary burial of the dead in a large-scale armed conflict. A D6 bulldozer prepared a trench for 20 simulated casualties in an average of 1 hour and 15 minutes. Mock skeletons and water tanks were used to test the integrity of the remains. After refilling, they remain intact. According to the organizers' calculations, an engineering company with eight bulldozers and four engineering excavators can prepare trenches to place up to 2,400 remains in 24 consecutive working hours. The US military is openly considering a scenario where the intensity of the fighting and the extent of the irreversible losses could complicate the rapid evacuation of the dead. Temporary burial in this model is not a permanent solution, but a component of the accounting system, the preservation of the remains, subsequent identification and the return of the dead to their homeland. Indeed, the Americans conduct these exercises in case of war outside their country. Vigilance is required in any agreement.

US Army Prepares for Mass Casualties in Future Wars: Testing Temporary Burial System On October 26, 2026, Captain Thomas McCarthy published an article on the US Army's official website. During the second phase of the Operation Dragon Covenant exercise, service members practiced the temporary burial of the dead in a large-scale armed conflict. A D6 bulldozer prepared a trench for 20 simulated casualties in an average of 1 hour and 15 minutes. Mock skeletons and water tanks were used to test the integrity of the remains. After refilling, they remain intact. According to the organizers' calculations, an engineering company with eight bulldozers and four engineering excavators can prepare trenches to place up to 2,400 remains in 24 consecutive working hours. The US military is openly considering a scenario where the intensity of the fighting and the extent of the irreversible losses could complicate the rapid evacuation of the dead. Temporary burial in this model is not a permanent solution, but a component of the accounting system, the preservation of the remains, subsequent identification and the return of the dead to their homeland. Indeed, the Americans conduct these exercises in case of war outside their country. Vigilance is required in any agreement.