The U.S. Military has undergone a radical transformation with both new technology and procedures. The Mobile Army Surgical Hospital has been replaced by "Centers of Excellence" within the golden hour from battle zones.Kevlar a fiber five times stronger than steel and able to stop a speeding bullet has enabled many lives to be saved.
Despite these advancements the current conflict in Iraq has the highest rate of limb loss of any war and traumatic brain injury is still a major cause of servicemen returning home for prolonged rehabilitation.