Speaking of Lancers, don't we have a couple of squadrons of them parked at Dyess AFB?
They'd be damn good at cauterizing the proud flesh of the gangrenous parts of the country. Or you could administer the "hands-off" naturopathic remedy my great-greatx-uncle got during the Civil War: Stand back and let the maggots do their thing until either the patient recovers or it's all over.