A group of 11 Texas-based soldiers fell ill on Thursday after taking a drug while completing field training, the military said Friday. According to a statement from the 1st Armored Division at Fort Bliss in El Paso, the incident is under investigation.
Two of the soldiers were in critical condition, the division said. All 11 received medical care in an army hospital.
The soldiers fell ill “after consuming a substance obtained outside of authorized food distribution channels,” the division said. The group includes one petty officer, two petty officers and eight enlisted personnel.
“Our commitment to our soldiers and families remains our number one priority as we try to understand what happened on January 28,” Major General Sean Bernabe, the division’s senior mission commander and Fort Bliss, said in a statement.
The division is known as “America’s Tank Division,” according to the fort’s website.