Health minister 'hopeful' ambulances will get to most serious 999 calls when paramedics go on strike.
Ms Morgan said the army had a role to play but soldiers would not be driving ambulances in Wales.
"We will not be using the army to transport people, but we are going to be using the army for logistics," she told BBC Radio Wales'"We have discussed that with trade unions and they seem to be comfortable with that particular use of the services.
Ms Morgan said NHS Wales would be "under immense" pressure this week with separate action by ambulance workers and aAsked if she was confident people in with red category calls would get an ambulance during the strike, Ms Morgan said: "We're hopeful they will if they are in that category on Wednesday.
"But that means the pressure on those not in that category will be even greater, that's something people need to consider.She said people calling the NHS Wales 111 advice line and the 999 service would be directed to the most appropriate help. "And there will be occasions when you'll be encouraged to try and get yourself to hospital if it is genuinely difficult and not that life-threatening situation," she said.in October, latest figures have shown, responding to less than half of red category calls within eight minutes.
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