Army marches to greater heights
Taos Ski Valley high-altitude study aims to show effects of elevation on soldiers
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Army test aims to determine how operating in high altitudes affects soldiers
The U.S. Army has to operate and fight in hostile environments in some of the world’s highest mountains. To find out how this affects soldiers and who may be better adapted to operate at high altitude, 41 soldiers from the 5th Engineer Battalion spent several days at Taos Ski Valley, hiking and living at 12,000 feet.
Beth Beidleman Jason Williams Leonard Wood Mountain Medicine Center University Of New Mexico Us Army
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