US Army Practices Mass Battlefield Graves in North Carolina

• The US Army conducted a test-of-concept exercise for large-scale battlefield temporary interment in North Carolina.
• This practice has not been done since the Korean War.
• In recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the US military evacuated dead soldiers back to the US instead of excavating large temporary graves.
• The exercise aimed to critically assess how to respect, honor, and systematically manage fallen soldiers in a high-intensity conflict.
• The practice comes amid a looming threat from Iran.