HONOLULU, Hawaii  –   Personnel from Tripler Army Medical Center and the Desmond T. Doss Health Clinic will participate in a mass casualty exercise the morning of April 8.

Patient care will not be affected by the exercise. Visitors and patients at both TAMC, located in Honolulu, and the DDHC, located on Schofield Barracks in Wahiawa, may notice an increased presence of emergency vehicles and unusual activity at both locations. A military helicopter will also land at TAMC during the exercise. Local residents may see and hear the aircraft arrive and take off.

Patients, visitors and staff may experience delays while entering the Tripler Army Medical Center installation due to ongoing construction projects unrelated to the exercise. Plan ahead for any appointments, taking potential traffic delays into consideration — particularly during morning peak traffic times, 7 to 9 a.m.

TAMC and DDHC participate in mass casualty exercises annually, giving personnel an opportunity to test emergency operations plans and practice for potential real-world events.