Service members with the 11th Weapons of Mass Destruction,
Service members with the 11th Weapons of Mass Destruction, Civil Support Team test for hazardous materials at the scene of a collapsed building at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station in Brunswick, Maine, Tue... More
An Airman with the West Virginia National Guard's 130th
An Airman with the West Virginia National Guard's 130th Airlift Wing Aerial Port helps guide a truck and trailer onto the back of a C-130 May 9. The vehicle belongs to the WVNG Chemical, Biological, Radiologica... More
Training site engineers installed a new fire hydrant
Training site engineers installed a new fire hydrant adjacent to the structure collapse site at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. The hydrant provides water to emergency responders like the decontamination element, shown here.
Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Borcky, a member of the Pennsylvania
Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Borcky, a member of the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 3rd Civil Support Team, observes a military chemical response team during a training at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., May 13, 2014. The 3r... More
Lt. Col. Goodrich, commander of Virginia’s Chemical,
Lt. Col. Goodrich, commander of Virginia’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high-yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package explains the training his Soldiers conducted May 13 here to some ... More
Sgt. Timothy Bell from Elizabeth, Pa., Pfc. Lisa Conklin
Sgt. Timothy Bell from Elizabeth, Pa., Pfc. Lisa Conklin from Bedford, Pa., and Spc. William Yankasky from Clearfield, Pa., with the 28th Military Police Company, 103rd Engineer Battalion, 213th Regional Suppor... More
Staff Sgt. James Reynolds of the West Virginia National
Staff Sgt. James Reynolds of the West Virginia National Guard's 35th Civil Support Team suits up to enter the site of a chemical explosion during Vigilant Guard 2014 in Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. Members of the W... More
Sgt. Timothy Bell, Pfc. Lisa Conklin and Spc. William
Sgt. Timothy Bell, Pfc. Lisa Conklin and Spc. William Yankasky, all military police assigned to the 28th Military Police Company, 103rd Engineer Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania Army Nation... More
Cyber Terror Defense Training
Master Sgt. Robert Beveridge (seated), a communications specialist with the 171st Air Refueling Wing and a Pittsburgh native, conducted cyber training May 15 here at the Cyber Range. This joint force, joint com... More
Capt. Jake Derivan and Staff Sgt. Thaddeus Krow, both
Capt. Jake Derivan and Staff Sgt. Thaddeus Krow, both assigned to the 3rd Civil Support Team, Pennsylvania National Guard, discuss samples taken during Vigilant Guard at the combined arms collective training fa... More
A nine-day long exercise, “Vigilant Blue,” is being
A nine-day long exercise, “Vigilant Blue,” is being conducted at the Air National Guard base here in Reno. The base is running training scenarios including: response to simulated chemical weapons attacks, activ... More
Service members of the 735th Field Service Company,
Service members of the 735th Field Service Company, Missouri Army National Guard, enter an area stuck by a simulated tornado during Vigilant Guard 2014, hosted by Kansas, at Crisis City, Salina, Kan., Aug. 4-7.... More
Leadership from nearby state National Guards walk through
Leadership from nearby state National Guards walk through the urban village of Crisis City, Salina, Kan., while on a tour of Vigilant Guard 2014, an large-scale, natural disaster, emergency response exercise ho... More
A Lakota helicopter from D Company, 1st Battalion,
A Lakota helicopter from D Company, 1st Battalion, 376th Aviation Regiment, Nebraska Army National Guard, out of Grand Island, Neb., approaches for landing at Crisis City, Salina, Kan., during Vigilant Guard 20... More
Pvt. Dewayne Endecott, 1013th Quartermaster Reserve
Pvt. Dewayne Endecott, 1013th Quartermaster Reserve Company, Nebraska National Guard, North Platte, Neb., finds a convenient storage location inside one of the Laundry Advance Systems while packing up to return... More
Members of the 623rd Vertical Engineer Company, Nebraska
Members of the 623rd Vertical Engineer Company, Nebraska National Guard, Wahoo, Neb., prepare for confined space training at Vigilant Guard 2014 hosted by the Kansas National Guard, at Crisis City, Salina, Kans... More
Maj. Gen. Michael D. Navrkal, commander of the 35th
Maj. Gen. Michael D. Navrkal, commander of the 35th Infantry Division, Kansas Army National Guard, stands with Capt. Greg Beran, company commander of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Security and ... More
Capt. Jennifer Staton, a space operations officer,
Capt. Jennifer Staton, a space operations officer, Sgt. Cassandra Quinones and Pfc. Miranda Yost, geospatial engineers, use mapping software during the multi-state large-scale, natural disaster emergency respon... More
Capt. Jann Griffis, an Army Reserve nurse with the
Capt. Jann Griffis, an Army Reserve nurse with the 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support), based in Fort Douglas, Utah, uses a balloon and fake blood to mimic abdomen trauma on Utah Army National Guard Spc.... More
Soldiers with the New Hampshire and Massachusetts National
Soldiers with the New Hampshire and Massachusetts National Guard chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high yield explosive (CBRNE) enhanced response force packages (CERF-P) work to decontaminate pers... More
An Airman with the West Virginia National Guard's 130th
An Airman with the West Virginia National Guard's 130th Airlift Wing Aerial Port helps guide a truck and trailer onto the back of a C-130 May 9. The vehicle belongs to the WVNG Chemical, Biological, Radiologica... More
The structure collapse site at Fort Indiantown Gap
The structure collapse site at Fort Indiantown Gap completed only a few weeks ago, is designed to simulate an emergency situation where first responders must navigate through rubble and other obstacles to rende... More
Spc. William Yankasky from Clearfield, Pa., with the
Spc. William Yankasky from Clearfield, Pa., with the 28th Military Police Company, 103rd Engineer Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, allows a vehicle to enter the structu... More
Jeffrey Walker, assistant special agent in charge with
Jeffrey Walker, assistant special agent in charge with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and a Philadelphia native, checks out some hazardous material testing equipment May 13 with other distinguished visitor... More
A decontamination team looks on to a chemical spill
A decontamination team looks on to a chemical spill during Vigilant Guard 2014 in Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. Members of the WVNG, along with Guard members from several other states, were on hand for the 10-day ex... More
Capt. Jake Derivan, with the 3rd Civil Support Team,
Capt. Jake Derivan, with the 3rd Civil Support Team, Pennsylvania National Guard, utilizes the Class III Glove Box onboard the analytical laboratory system during training at the combined arms collective traini... More
Members of the search and extraction team of the 228th
Members of the search and extraction team of the 228th Engineer Company, 103rd Engineer Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard decontaminate their suits during Vigilant Guard ... More
Members of the 735th Field Service Company, Missouri
Members of the 735th Field Service Company, Missouri Army National Guard call for survivors during a mock exercise at Vigilant Guard 2014. Vigilant Guard 2014, hosted by Kansas, at Crisis City, Salina, Kan., is... More
Pfc. Miranda Yost, a geospatial engineer with the Army
Pfc. Miranda Yost, a geospatial engineer with the Army Space Support Team 30, 117th Space Support Battalion, Colorado National Guard, uses mapping software, during the multi-state large-scale, natural disaster ... More
Crew members from the D Company, 1st Battalion, 376th
Crew members from the D Company, 1st Battalion, 376th Aviation Regiment Nebraska Army National Guard, out of Grand Island, Neb., disembark from a Lakota helicopter at Crisis City, Salina, Kan., as part of a lar... More
Airman 1st Class Scott Trebly, biomedical maintenance
Airman 1st Class Scott Trebly, biomedical maintenance technician, 184th Medical Group, Kansas Air National Guard, receives a coin from Maj. Gen. Lee Tafanelli, the adjutant general of Kansas, as a token of all ... More
Maj. Gen. Michael D. Navrkal, commander of the 35th
Maj. Gen. Michael D. Navrkal, commander of the 35th Infantry Division, Kansas Army National Guard, stands with Capt. Greg Beran, company commander of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Security and ... More
Spc. Raymond Bringewatt and Pvt. Dwayne Endecott, 1013th
Spc. Raymond Bringewatt and Pvt. Dwayne Endecott, 1013th Quartermaster Reserve Company, Nebraska National Guard, North Platte, Neb., load up the Laundry Advance System in preparation to return home from Vigilan... More
Members of the 623rd Vertical Engineer Company, Nebraska
Members of the 623rd Vertical Engineer Company, Nebraska National Guard, Wahoo, Neb., prepare a tripod and rigging for a below grade mock rescue at Vigilant Guard 2014 hosted by Kansas National Guard, at Crisis... More
With the assistance of U.S. Army Capt. Jann Griffis,
With the assistance of U.S. Army Capt. Jann Griffis, Spc. Jessica Lovett an Army Reserve medical logistics specialist with the 971st Medical Logistics Company, 807th Medical Command, based in Ogden, Utah, place... More
National Guardsmen and civilian first responders work
National Guardsmen and civilian first responders work side-by-side to clear rubble at a simulated collapsed structure on the former Brunswick Naval Air Station, Thursday. Paul Penachio, director of Emergency Ma... More
Army Staff Sgt. Chris Hamrick (left) and Air Force
Army Staff Sgt. Chris Hamrick (left) and Air Force Master Sgt. Kristopher Rader assemble a ramp at the back of a C-130 prior to loading a truck and trailer onto the aircraft May 9. The vehicle belongs to the WV... More
Randy Padfield, interim director of Fire and Emergency
Randy Padfield, interim director of Fire and Emergency Management System training for Harrisburg Area Community College's Public Safety Center, explains the training being conducted to a group of distinguished ... More
Decontamination teams gather to discuss the levels
Decontamination teams gather to discuss the levels of radiation found in a chemical spill during Vigilant Guard 2014 in Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. Members of the WVNG, along with Guard members from several other ... More
Members of the chemical biological radiological nuclear
Members of the chemical biological radiological nuclear enhanced response force package from the 228th Engineer Company, 103rd Engineer Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard,... More
Spc. Adam DeClue, of the 735th Field Service Company,
Spc. Adam DeClue, of the 735th Field Service Company, Missouri Army National Guard, searches a damaged building for simulated victims following a mock tornado as part of Vigilant Guard 2014. Vigilant Guard 2014... More
Senior Airman Chad Broome, biomedical maintenance
Senior Airman Chad Broome, biomedical maintenance technician, 184th Medical Group, Kansas Air National Guard, is thanked for his hard work and is given a coin by Maj. Gen. Lee Tafanelli, the adjutant general of... More
Spc. Robert Keck, a flight medic with D Company, 1st
Spc. Robert Keck, a flight medic with D Company, 1st Battalion, 376th Aviation Regiment, Nebraska Army National Guard, out of Grand Island, Neb., assesses patients for a mock air medevac at Vigilant Guard 2014 ... More
Staff Sgt. Richard Shearer, crew chief with Headquarters
Staff Sgt. Richard Shearer, crew chief with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Security and Support Battalion, 376th Aviation Regiment, Nebraska National Guard prepares a UH-72 Lakota helicopter before ... More
Members of the 623rd Vertical Engineer Company, Nebraska
Members of the 623rd Vertical Engineer Company, Nebraska National Guard, Wahoo, Neb., prepare to lower Senior Airman Johnathon Zgainer, medic with the 155th Medical Group, Nebraska National Guard, Lincoln, Nebr... More
Nebraska National Guardsmen of the 1013th Quartermaster
Nebraska National Guardsmen of the 1013th Quartermaster Reserve Company, North Platte, Neb., take a break from loading up the Laundry Advance System before returning home from Vigilant Guard 2014, Aug. 6, 2014.... More
University of Utah ROTC Cadet William Lewis holds a
University of Utah ROTC Cadet William Lewis holds a fake eye crafted by Army Reserve Soldiers during Exercise Vigilant Guard, Nov 3-6. Volunteers from multiple branches and organizations are lending a hand serv... More
Civilian first responders and National Guard soldiers
Civilian first responders and National Guard soldiers exit the scene of a simulated collapsed building at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station. The collapsed building was one part of a multi-day training exer... More
Members of the Oregon National Guard's CBRNE Enhanced
Members of the Oregon National Guard's CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP), quickly assist injured victims during the Vigilant Guard-Alaska 2014 exercise, near Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Anchora... More
A C-17 Globemaster touches down at the West Virginia
A C-17 Globemaster touches down at the West Virginia National Guard's 130th Airlift Wing in Charleston, W.Va. May 9. The aircraft, piloted by a crew from the Mississippi Air National Guard, was ready to take on... More
FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - Members of the search and
FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - Members of the search and extraction team of the 228th Engineer Company, 103rd Engineer Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, practice pulling a v... More
Soldiers with the decontamination section of the West
Soldiers with the decontamination section of the West Virginia National Guard's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package decontaminate themselves duri... More
Sgt. Paul Blue of the 735th Field Service Company,
Sgt. Paul Blue of the 735th Field Service Company, Missouri Army National Guard, assists a victim during a search and rescue exercise held at Vigilant Guard 2014 hosted by Kansas, at Crisis City, Salina, Kan. V... More
Members of the 1077th Ground Ambulance Company, Kansas
Members of the 1077th Ground Ambulance Company, Kansas Army National Guard, Olathe, Kan., and D Company, 1st Battalion, 376th Aviation Regiment, Nebraska Army National Guard, Grand Island, Neb., transport a pat... More
Leadership from nearby state National Guards walk through
Leadership from nearby state National Guards walk through the urban village of Crisis City, Salina, Kan., while on a tour of Vigilant Guard 2014, an large-scale, natural disaster, emergency response exercise ho... More
Spc. Charles Saunders, an Army Reserve Soldier from
Spc. Charles Saunders, an Army Reserve Soldier from the 971st Medical Logistics Company, 807th Medical Command, based in Ogden, Utah, uses a stick and fake blood to represent neck trauma on University of Utah A... More
Oregon National Guard's CBRNE Enhanced Response Force
Oregon National Guard's CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) assemble tents and other equipment during the Vigilant Guard-Alaska 2014 exercise, near Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska, ... More
Army Staff Sgt. Chris Hamrick, along with Air Force
Army Staff Sgt. Chris Hamrick, along with Air Force Capt. Laurie Webb, West Virginia National Guard Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package, and Air ... More
Members of the decontamination section of the West
Members of the decontamination section of the West Virginia National Guard's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package rush to the aid of victims durin... More
Service members of the 735th Field Service Company,
Service members of the 735th Field Service Company, Missouri Army National Guard, prepare a victim during a mock disaster conducted at Vigilant Guard 2014 hosted by Kansas, at Crisis City, Salina, Kan. Vigilant... More
Members of 1077th Ground Ambulance Company, Kansas
Members of 1077th Ground Ambulance Company, Kansas Army National Guard, Olathe, Kan., clear the area after loading a patient into a Lakota helicopter from D Company, 1st Battalion, 376th Aviation Regiment, Nebr... More
Members of the West Virginia National Guard Chemical,
Members of the West Virginia National Guard Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package, along with Airmen from the 130th Airlift Wing Aerial Port assemb... More
Medics from the decontamination section of the West
Medics from the decontamination section of the West Virginia National Guard's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package rush to the aid of victims duri... More
Service members of the 735th Field Service Company,
Service members of the 735th Field Service Company, Missouri Army National Guard, prepare a victim during a mock disaster conducted at Vigilant Guard 2014 hosted by Kansas, at Crisis City, Salina, Kan. Vigilant... More
Members of D Company, 1st Battalion, 376th Aviation
Members of D Company, 1st Battalion, 376th Aviation Regiment, Nebraska Army National Guard, out of Grand Island, Neb., load a patient into a Lakota helicopter for mock patient transportation Aug. 5, 2014, at Vi... More
Air Force Capt. Laurie Webb, West Virginia National
Air Force Capt. Laurie Webb, West Virginia National Guard Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package, works to assemble a ramp in order to load a truck ... More
West Virginia National Guard Soldier puts in the final
West Virginia National Guard Soldier puts in the final nails in a rake that is supporting a collapsing wall during Vigilant Guard 2014 in Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. Members of the WVNG, along with Guard members f... More
Members of the 735th Field Service Company of the Missouri
Members of the 735th Field Service Company of the Missouri National Guard assess a victim’s health at Vigilant Guard 2014 hosted by Kansas, at Crisis City, Salina, Kan. Vigilant Guard 2014 is a large-scale, nat... More
Missouri National Guardsmen, Sgt. Joel Baker, search
Missouri National Guardsmen, Sgt. Joel Baker, search and extraction team member of the 735th Quarter Master Company, and Staff Sgt. Bryant Hall, firefighter, 139th Airlift Wing, pull victims from a rubble pile ... More
Airman 1st Class Dillon Myrick, 183rd Airlift Squadron,
Airman 1st Class Dillon Myrick, 183rd Airlift Squadron, Mississippi National Guard, checks the clearance of a truck and trailer as it is loaded into the back of a C-17 aircraft at the 130th Airlift Wing, Charle... More
Site of the May 2014 Vigilant Guard Exercise in Fort
Site of the May 2014 Vigilant Guard Exercise in Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. Members of the WVNG, along with Guard members from several other states, were on hand for a portion of the 10-day exercise that tests ser... More
Chief Master Sgt. Rickey B. Davis, 183rd Airlift Squadron,
Chief Master Sgt. Rickey B. Davis, 183rd Airlift Squadron, Mississippi National Guard, and Tech. Sgt. Steven Soblit, 130th Airlift Wing, West Virginia National Guard, check the clearance of a truck and trailer ... More
A civilian role player is soaked in a decontamination
A civilian role player is soaked in a decontamination trailer during Vigilant Guard at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. (National Guard photo by Sgt. Mickey Miller, 153rd Public Affairs Detachment, West Virginia National Guard)
Tech. Sgt. Michael Griffin, 183rd Airlift Squadron,
Tech. Sgt. Michael Griffin, 183rd Airlift Squadron, Mississippi National Guard, checks the clearance of a truck and trailer as it is loaded into the back of a C-17 aircraft at the 130th Airlift Wing, Charleston... More
Soldiers with the decontamination section of the West
Soldiers with the decontamination section of the West Virginia National Guard's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package assist a pregnant victim duri... More
Chief Master Sgt. Rickey B. Davis, 183rd Airlift Squadron,
Chief Master Sgt. Rickey B. Davis, 183rd Airlift Squadron, Mississippi National Guard, guides the driver of a West Virginia National Guard Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive En... More
Soldiers with the West Virginia National Guard's Chemical,
Soldiers with the West Virginia National Guard's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package continue to work inside closed tents waiting for the "all cl... More
Tech. Sgt. Michael Griffin, 183rd Airlift Squadron,
Tech. Sgt. Michael Griffin, 183rd Airlift Squadron, Mississippi National Guard, checks the clearance of a truck and trailer as it is loaded into the back of a C-17 aircraft at the 130th Airlift Wing, Charleston... More
Members of the 115th Engineer Company out of Clarksburg,
Members of the 115th Engineer Company out of Clarksburg, W.Va., prepare lumber to build rakes for shoring a collapsing wall during the Vigilant Guard exercise in Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. (National Guard photo b... More
Senior Airman Morgan Martin, 130th Airlift WIng Aerial
Senior Airman Morgan Martin, 130th Airlift WIng Aerial Port. West Virginia National Guard, guides Army Staff Sgt. Chris Hamrick, WVNG Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive Enhance... More
A West Virginia National Guard Soldier cordons off
A West Virginia National Guard Soldier cordons off a disaster area during a simulated chemical explosion, as part of the Vigilant Guard in Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. (National Guard photo by Sgt. Mickey Miller, 1... More
Army Staff Sgt. Chris Hamrick, West Virginia National
Army Staff Sgt. Chris Hamrick, West Virginia National Guard Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package, works to assemble a ramp in order to load a truc... More
The West Virginia National Guard's Chemical, Biological,
The West Virginia National Guard's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package and 35th Civil Support Team establish their footprint for the Vigilant Gua... More
Tech. Sgt. Michael Griffin, 183rd Airlift Squadron,
Tech. Sgt. Michael Griffin, 183rd Airlift Squadron, Mississippi National Guard, guides Army Sgt. Charles Lantz, 35th Civil Support Team, West Virginia National Guard, into the back of a C-17 aircraft at the 130... More
Tech. Sgt. Steven Soblit, 130th Airlift Wing Aerial
Tech. Sgt. Steven Soblit, 130th Airlift Wing Aerial Port, West Virginia National Guard, tightens chains supporting a vehicle on a C-17 aircraft at the 130th Airlift Wing, Charleston, W.Va., May 9. The vehicle b... More
Airman 1st Class Dillon Myrick (facing) and Chief Master
Airman 1st Class Dillon Myrick (facing) and Chief Master Sgt. Ricky B. Davis, 183rd Airlift Squadron, Mississippi National Guard, guides Army Sgt. Charles Lantz, 35th Civil Support Team, West Virginia National ... More
Tech. Sgt. Michael Griffin, 183rd Airlift Squadron,
Tech. Sgt. Michael Griffin, 183rd Airlift Squadron, Mississippi National Guard, guides Army Sgt. Charles Lantz, 35th Civil Support Team, West Virginia National Guard, into the back of a C-17 aircraft at the 130... More