The US Army is practising how to dig mass graves in conflict

The exercise was conducted at a time of heightened geopolitical tensions (Picture: Army Times)

The US Army conducted an exercise practising how to dig a mass burial trench capable of holding hundreds of fallen soldiers in conflict.

For the first time in decades, the exercise was conducted to rehearse how troops would respond if they suffered a high number of losses in conflict.

The exercise took place in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and involved the 3rd Corps Sustainment Command and the 20th Engineer Brigade, along with religious figures.

The mass buria...