National Guard service members from Pennsylvania, New

National Guard service members from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware respond to a simulated radiological threat at the Port of Baltimore on May 9, 2018, during exercise Vigilant Guard 18.
Vigilant Guard is an exercise that allows the Maryland Military Department, along with 42 federal, state, and local agencies a chance to collaborate and test interoperability as part of a national level exercise. The agencies are evaluated on preparing for and recovering from a catastrophic hurricane making landfall. Nearly 2,000 service members, from with in the FEMA Region III area, are participating in the Vigilant Guard exercises in Maryland and Virginia. International partners are present observing the exercise to take home lessons learned. The national level exercise is sponsored by the United States Northern Command in conjunction with National Guard Bureau. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Robert Kapp)