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Tag: Disaster Response

Task Force “RISEUP” helps rebuild in aftermath of Typhoon Mawar
July 27, 2023 — U.S. Service Members are helping the government and residents of Guam return to normal after the impacts of Typhoon Mawar. The storm struck the island with winds up to 140 miles-per-hour on May 24, 2023... MORE

9th Mission Support Command takes charge of Task Force West
July 27, 2023 — Elements from the 9th Mission Support Command deployed to Guam from Fort Shafter, Hawaii, to take charge of Task Force West as part of Typhoon Mawar response.Elements from the 9th Mission Support Command deployed to Guam from Fort Shafter, Hawaii, to take charge of Task Force West as part of Typhoon Mawar response... MORE

Army Reserve division remains vigilant for disaster response
July 29, 2022 — In order to remain ready to assist in emergencies, the Army Reserve's 99th Readiness Division hosts periodic staff exercises to ensure it is prepared to conduct crisis management operations and support units conducting Defense Support of Civil Authorities operations... MORE

Army Reserve leaders attend DSCA training
May 24, 2022 — More than 30 U.S. Army Reserve commanders, senior enlisted advisors and full-time staff members attended a three-day training event about the Defense Support of Civil Authorities process here May 18 to 22, 2022... MORE

76th ORC's task force puts unit training to test during Vibrant Response
May 18, 2022 — It’s the type of military training a unit hopes to never have to use in real life. But, during exercise Vibrant Response 22, an Army Reserve Command responded to a fictional nuclear attack on a major metropolitan city, testing their ability to quickly jump into action... MORE

Dog Face Soldiers face fears during Guardian Response
May 11, 2022 — Soldiers of the 526th Engineer Construction Company based out of Fort Stewart, Georgia, faced one of the American people’s worst fears, a nuclear explosion on home soil... MORE

Working to master nuclear disaster response
May 10, 2022 — What are your plans if a 5-ton nuclear device detonates in your city? While unlikely, the U.S. Army trains to assist communities in these worst-case scenarios and enhance mission readiness during homeland emergency response exercises such as Guardian Response 22... MORE

Community members join Army training to save lives
May 9, 2022 — Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Indiana, a one-time asylum, is now an apocalyptic town and government training site consisting of destroyed buildings, flooded neighborhoods, wrecked cars and trains, and it hosts a series of simulated scenarios for Guardian Response. Guardian Response 2022 is an annual homeland emergency response exercise designed to sharpen the skills, boost capabilities and improve mission readiness of allocated U.S. Army units assigned to the Department of Defense’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Response Enterprise... MORE

Army Reserve sustainment meets Homeland Defense
May 6, 2022 — On an annual basis, U.S. Northern Command hosts an exercise known as Vibrant Response, a complex training event that enables specialized units from across the country to train on their disaster response capabilities in support of the lead organization, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). For the first time this year, an Army Reserve unit, the 377th Theater Sustainment Command (TSC) headlined the logistics requirements for the exercise as part of its new and increasing role as the lead sustainment element for U.S. Army North... MORE

Engineered response can save lives in a disaster
May 5, 2022 — Army Reserve Soldiers with the 409th Engineer Vertical Construction Company, based in Windsor, Colorado, participated in the latest iteration of Guardian Response 22. This large scale training exercise is helping Soldiers like Spc. Marc Tapparo sharpen the skills that could mean the difference between life and death for victims in the critical hours following an unforeseen catastrophe... MORE

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