Alaska Shield

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Homer State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Keith Brown, USAF Release Status: Released to Public More

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The Disaster Aeromedical Staging Facility staff receive role players as part of the patient evacuation drill for Alaska Shield 14 here on March 31, 2014. Role players originated from Kodiak, Alaska and were flo More

Spc. Hardin Joyce and Spc. Zachary Swim, 393rd Transportation Harbormaster Operations Detachment, 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), help tie off the Logistics Support Vessel (LSV) 7, Port of Anchorage More

U.S. Navy personnel hook up the slings to for crane on the U.S. Navy Ship Mendonca, Port of Anchorage, Alaska, March 26, 2014. The Mendonca is carrying two Small Tugs that are being off loaded to participate in More

Air Force Staff Sgt. Jennifer Hurley, 673d Dental Squadron dental technician, applies a moulaged arm wounds to Airman 1st Class Corey Williams, 3rd Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, in prepara More

Members of the 673rd Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters respond to a simulated earthquake emergency scenario during Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Mission Assurance Exercise 14-3, part of the Alaska Shield More

Seventh Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) soldiers operate a crane and pull equipment off of the Landing Craft Utility, Port of Anchorage, Alaska, March 27, 2014.

Firefighters from the 673d Civil Engineer Squadron search for victims after a simulated earthquake during Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Mission Assurance Exercise 14-3, part of the overall Alaska Shield dis More

Scott Raygar, of the Fairbanks Fire Department, attempts to provide an external entrance to search for notional survivors during Exercise Alaska Shield 2014 in Fairbanks, March 27. This is a statewide exercise More

The Scholarie ST-905 is offloaded from the USNS Mendonca, a large cargo ship, during Alaska Shield 2014 in Anchorage, Alaska, March 27, 2014. The U.S. Army has several small tugs that can transport supplies to More

Spc. Crystal Roseman (left) and Sgt. Geoffrey Hansen with the 207th Brigade Support Company secure cargo of medical supplies before transporting it to the Palmer Fairgrounds during the Alaska Shield Vigilant Gu More

The 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) soldiers and U.S. Navy Sailors, operate the crane on the U.S. Navy Ship Mendonca to off load ST-905 (Small Tug), Port of Anchorage, Alaska, March 27, 2014. ST-905 More

Alaska National Guardsmen from the 208th Construction Management Team and the 207th Engineer Support Platoon, conduct training mobile assessment training with Rob Richard, chief executive officer, Futurity Info More

Alaska National Guardsman Sgt. 1st Class Dutchy Inman, 103rd Civil Support Team CBRNE noncommissioned officer-in-charge, assesses a simulated atmospheric hazardous contamination at the Alaska State Public Healt More

Members of Alpha Troop, 1st Battalion, 297th Cavalry (Reconnaissance and Surveillance Squadron) assist the American Red Cross in setting up a temporary shelter in Cordova, Alaska. Alaska Army National Guard mem More

Members of Girl Scout Troop 285 participate in a mock disaster drill by pretending to be victims of a roof collapse at The Red Dragon in conjunction with Alaska Shield 14 here March 28, 2014. Alaska Shield 14 More

U.S. Army Col. Randal Nelson, 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), commander, briefs Brig. Gen. Robert Carlson, 372nd Engineer Brigade, commander on the capabilities that the brigade brings to the people More

Members of Alpha Troop, 1st Battalion, 297th Cavalry (Reconnaissance and Surveillance Squadron) assist the community of Cordova during the Exercises Alaska Shield and Vigilant Guard – Alaska 2014 in setting up More

Hawaii National Guard Soldiers at the site of a building collapse during the CERF-P training exercise Alaska Shield and Vigilant Guard-Alaska 2014, in Anchorage, March 28-30, 2014. CERF-P teams act as first res More

This desalinization pump takes salt water from the port and converts it into potable water that is then pumped into the yellow bag for transport to the Point of Distribution at Alaska Shield 14 here on March 29 More

Capt. Eric Olson, Sgt. Bianca Lujan-Dart, and Spc. Elma Kuczora with the Arizona Army National Guard 996 Area Support Medical Company out of Tempe Ariz. work at the alternate care site during exercise Alaska Sh More

Chris Moulton, a firefighter with the Valdez fire department, climbs inside a glacier crevasse to rescue a simulated victim during Alaska Shield 14 here, March 30, 2014. Alaska Shield 14 is an exercise that inv More

U.S. Air Force Col. Tami R. Rougeau speaks about how the Disaster Aeromedical Staging Facility simulates the treatment and evacuation of patients by the Air Force as part of Alaska Shield 14 here, March 31, 201 More

Members of the U.S. Air Force transport role players and manequins from the Disaster Aeromedical Staging Facility to aircraft for transport to hospitals in the continental U.S. during Alaska Shield exercise her More

Members of the U.S. Air Force transport mannequins from the Disaster Aeromedical Staging Facility into aircraft for Alaska Shield 14 here on March 31, 2014. Alaska Shield 14 is an exercise that involves state, More

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Megan Tatu, 79th SSC, receives the Joint Logistics Over The Shore brief from Task Force 7, U.S. Army Col. Randal Nelson, commander, Port of Anchorage, Alaska, March 31, 2014. The brief cover More

Alaska National Guardsmen from the 207th Engineer Support Platoon and the 297th Military Police Company assist with loading patients on to AmbuBus transport vehicles from Anchorage-based hospitals to a simulate More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Victor Michaud, 467th Trans. Co, gives the U.S. Army Col.(P) John Sullivan, Chief of Transportation a tour of ST-905 (small tug), Port of Anchorage, Ak., March 31, 2014. Sullivan, got a More

Soldiers from B Company, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, transport emergency supplies via Ahkio sleds during the state-wide emergency response exercise, Alaska Shield, April 1, 2014. Soldiers with 3/21I More

A U.S. Army nurse from Madigan Army Medical Center communicates with a simulated patient during Operation Alaska Shield near McChord flight line April 1, 2014. This exercise simulated a 9.2 earthquake similar t More

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Neal Black, commanding general, 364th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, shakes hands with Spc. Jesse Jacox, 467th Trans. Co., Port of Anchorage, Ak., Apr. 2, 2014. Black met with his Soldi More

Air Force Master Sgt. Chris Daigrepont, noncommissioned officer in charge of current operations for Alaska Command, Joint Task Force Alaska, mans the phone while working at the Joint Task Force Alaska Joint Ope More

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Stephen M. Griffiths briefs Federal Emergency Management Agency members and state of Alaska employees about Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore's role in Alaska Shield 14 here on April 3, 2014. More

U.S. Army Reserve Soldier Pfc. William Cruz, a petroleum supply specialist with the 417th Quartermaster Company from Scottsburg, Ind., explains how an Inland Petroleum Distribution System works at the Port of A More

Sailors on the USNS Mendonca (T-AKR-303) observes the mooring of the USAV Monterrey (LCU 2030), while the USAV Scholarie (ST-905) maneuvers to stabilize the procedure, near the Port of Anchorage, Alaska, April More

Alaska State Defense Force Lt. Col. (AK) John James, director of operations, answers questions from Col. Ariunaa Chadraabal, left, and Col. Ariunbuyan Gombojav, right, both members of the Mongolian National Eme More

Spc. Matthew Fannon, 716th Ordnance Company (EOD), remotely negotiates a notional suspected bomb-making area using an EOD robot as part of exercise Alaska Shield, Friday, April 1. The 716th is part of U.S. Army More

Members of the Mongolian Ministry of Defense and Mongolian National Emergency Management Agency meet with Alaska Shield 2016 exercise participants in the Joint Operations Center at the Alaska National Guard Arm More

Members of Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team West out of San Diego, California, offload a response boat from a C-17 Globemaster III from the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, at Joint Base Elmend More

U.S. Army Reserve Soldier Spc. Daniel Young (front), a motor petroleum transport operator and Spc. Anthony Engelking (back), a wheeled vehicle mechanic a with the 417th Quartermaster Company from Scottsburg, In More

Simulated trauma victims are treated at the Disaster Aeromedical Staging Facility and evacuated by members of the Air Force as part of Alaska Shield 14 here, March 31, 2014. The role players originated in Kodi More

U.S. Navy personnel prepare for the crane to be hooked up to the Small Tug, for off load from the U.S. Navy Ship Mendonca, Port of Anchorage, Alaska, March 26, 2014.

Senior Airman Scott Ellis examines his simulated wound after a simulated earthquake emergency scenario on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 27, 2014. The Mission Assurance Exercise 14-3 is part of More

Air Force Staff Sgt. Katlyn Dumancas, 673d Dental Squadron dental technician, reviews the moulage wound she applied to Airman 1st Class Chelsea Thomas, 673d Logistics Readiness Squadron inventory technician, in More

U.S. Army's small tug Scholarie ST-905 is prepared for offloading from the USNS Mendonca, a large cargo ship, during Alaska Shield 2014 in Anchorage, Alaska, March 27, 2014. The U.S. Army has several small tugs More

Maj. Mark Kelliher, commander, 208th Construction Management Team, briefs members of the 208th CMT and the 207th Engineer Support Platoon, during exercise Alaska Vigilant Guard 2014, Wasilla, Alaska. Vigilant G More

Staff Sgt. David Gulley with the 207th Brigade Support Company explains the layout of the Alaska Medical Station at Raven Hall in Palmer Fairgrounds during the Alaska Shield Vigilant Guard exercise, Alaska, Mar More

Airman 1st Class William White, 673rd Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, gears up in response to a simulated emergency call from inside Fire Station 2 after a simulated earthquake during Joint Base Elmendorf- More

The Scholarie ST-905 is transferred from the USNS Mendonca, a large cargo ship, during Alaska Shield 2014 in Anchorage, Alaska, March 27, 2014. The U.S. Army has several small tugs that can transport supplies t More

Members of the Fairbanks, North Pole, and Fort Wainwright Fire Departments search for notional survivors during Exercise Alaska Shield 2014 in Fairbanks, March 27. This is a statewide exercise involving nationa More

Members of the Alaska Army National Guard's Alpha Troop, 1st Battalion, 297th Cavalry (Reconnaissance and Surveillance Squadron) respond to rioting during Exercises Alaska Shield and Vigilant Guard-Alaska 2014. More

An Oregon National Guardsman prepares a victim for decontamination during the CERF-P training exercise Alaska Shield and Vigilant Guard-Alaska 2014, in Anchorage, March 28-30, 2014. CERF-P teams act as first re More

Members of the Cordova Volunteer Fire Department and Alaska National Guard soldiers from A-troop, 1-297th Reconnaissance and Surveillance Squadron extricate girl scouts with Troop 285 from a roof collapse at Th More

ST-914 (Small Tug) pushes the stern of the Logistics Support Vessel (LSV) 7 to maneuver into port safely, Port of Anchorage, Alaska, March 28, 2014.

Alaska National Guardsman Sgt. 1st Class Dutchy Inman, right, 103rd Civil Support Team CBRNE noncommissioned officer-in-charge, works with Travis Reier, Anchorage Fire Department, Station 1 engineer and HAZMAT More

National Guard members of the 1/297th Alpha troop, out of Anchorage, Alaska, provide citizens with five gallon buckets of potable water and disaster relief information at the towns Point of Distribution as part More

Staff Sgt. Garrett Kirby of Alpha Troop, 1st Battalion, 297th Cavalry (Reconnaissance and Surveillance Squadron) visits with a local Cordova resident at a general point of distribution during Exercises Alaska S More

A Civil Air Patrol plane surveys an airstrip near the shores of the Cook Inlet, Alaska, during a mock exercise called Alaska Shield March 29, 2014. In the event a natural disaster, photographers are flown by Ci More

Capt. Lynn L. Maupin with the Arizona Army National Guard 996 Area Support Medical Company out of Tempe Ariz. works at the alternate care site during exercise Alaska Shield 14 here, March 29, 2014. The team of More

Airman 1st Class Christian DeGuire with the 128th Air Control Squadron, Wisconsin Air National Guard, conducts communications checks on a Joint Incident Site Communications Capability (JISCC) located at the Val More

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Robert Carlson, 372nd Engineer Brigade, commander, asks questions about the relief efforts the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) will bring the people of Alaska. Port of Anchorage, More

Members of the Oregon and Hawaii National Guard's CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP), medical teams work jointly to assess a simulated casualty, while participating in the Vigilant Guard-Alaska 2014 More

Jennifer Weber, a volunteer firefighter and member of the Back Country Rescue Team with the Valdez Fire Department, sets up the rope-safety system to help rescue a simulated victim that fell into a glacier crev More

U.S. Army Col.(P) John Sullivan, Chief of Transportation presents Spc. Stephen Schulze, 11th Battalion, 7th TB(X) with a coin of excellence. Task Force 11 was in charge of all Army operations for the JLOTS exercise.

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Cynthia B. Howard, transportation regimental sergeant major, watches as containers are downloaded at Joint Logistics Over The Shore, Port of Anchorage, Alaska, March 31, 2014. The Lo More

Alaska National Guardsmen from the 207th Engineer Support Platoon and the 297th Military Police Company assist with loading patients on to AmbuBus transport vehicles from Anchorage-based hospitals to a simulate More

U.S. Army nurses from Madigan Army Medical Center, with assistance from 3-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division Soldiers, wheel a simulated patient from station to station April 1, 2014. This was More

Maj. Donald Johnson, chief of current operations for Alaska Command, Joint Task Force Alaska, points out positions on a screen in the JTF Alaska Joint Operations Center in support of Alaska Shield 14 here April More

Sailors on the USNS Mendonca (T-AKR-303) observes the mooring of the USAV Monterrey (LCU 2030), while the USAV Scholarie (ST-905) maneuvers to stabilize the procedure, near the Port of Anchorage, Alaska, April More

Federal Emergency Management Agency members and state of Alaska employees tour Port of Anchorage as a site for Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore's participation in Alaska Shield 14 here on April 3, 2014. Alaska S More

A 716th Ordnance Company (EOD) robot investigates a notional suspected bomb-making area as part of exercise Alaska Shield, Friday, April 1. The 716th is part of U.S. Army Alaska's 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Te More

Alaska State Defense Force Lt. Col. (AK) John James, director of operations, answers questions from Col. Ariunaa Chadraabal, left, and Col. Ariunbuyan Gombojav, right, both members of the Mongolian National Eme More

U.S. Army Reserve Soldier Pfc. William Cruz, a petroleum supply specialist with the 417th Quartermaster Company from Scottsburg, Ind., turns a shut-off valve at an Inland Petroleum Distribution System at the Po More

A Hawaii Army National Guardsman begins to rescue a trapped victim from a building collapse during the training exercise Alaska Shield and Vigilant Guard-Alaska 2014, in Anchorage, March 28-30, 2014. CERF-P tea More

The Scholarie ST-905 is offloaded into the Knik Arm from the USNS Mendonca, a large cargo ship, into the during Alaska Shield 2014 in Anchorage, Alaska, March 27, 2014. The U.S. Army has several small tugs that More

Air Force Staff Sgt. Katlyn Dumancas, 673d Dental Squadron dental technician, applies moulage to Airman 1st Class Chelsea Thomas, 673d Logistics Readiness Squadron inventory technician, to simulate a wound in t More

Alaska National Guardsmen with the 207th Engineer Support Platoon, from the left, Sgt. Wilfred Almeidaquinones, heavy vehicle driver, Spc. Stephen McDowell, heavy equipment operator, and Spc. Daniel Fleckenstei More

Spc. Kekoa Macloves with the 207th Brigade Support Company operates a forklift to unload equipment for the Alaska Medical Station at Raven Hall in Palmer Fairgrounds during the Alaska Shield Vigilant Guard exer More

Benjamin Flaegal, of the University Fire Department, reviews plans and diagrams during Exercise Alaska Shield 2014 in Fairbanks, March 27. This is a statewide exercise involving national, state, and local agenc More

Senior Airman Scott Ellis, left, and Airman Hilde Garrett tear up Garrett's shirt to make bandages for their simulated wounds after a simulated earthquake emergency scenario at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, More

A KTVA cameraman, left, films as firefighters from the 673rd Civil Engineer Squadron search for victims after a simulated earthquake during Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Mission Assurance Exercise 14-3, par More

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Tim Turner, describes the capabilities of the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) to Maj. Gen. Ketchum and the Israeli International Delegation, Port of Anchorage, Alaska, March 28, 2014.

Alaska National Guardsman Sgt. 1st Class Jason Rode, left, 103rd Civil Support Team, assists Travis Reier, Anchorage Fire Department, Station 1 engineer and HAZMAT technician, with removal of Level A hazardous More

Members of the Cordova Volunteer Fire Department and Alaska National Guard soldiers from A-troop, 1-297th Reconnaissance and Surveillance Squadron extricate girl scouts with Troop 285 from a roof collapse at Th More

Cordovan local, Dick Groff, provides instructions to 2nd Lt. Thomas Howard during Exercises Alaska Shield and Vigilant Guard-Alaska 2014 in Cordova, Alaska. This statewide exercise simulated an earthquake and s More

Cindy Clements, a registered nurse and triage lead, admits a patient to the Valdez hospital during exercise Alaska Shield 14 here, March 29, 2014. Alaska Shield 14 is an exercise that involves state, federal, m More

Local volunteers work with National Guard members of the 1/297 Alpha troop out of Anchorage, Alaska, to fill five gallon buckets of desalinated potable water at the towns Point of Distribution for Alaska Shield More

Spc. Chantal Ledue of the Alaska National Guard Medical Detachment escorts a distressed patient at the Alaska Medical Station at Palmer Fairgrounds during Exercises Alaska Shield and Vigilant Guard-Alaska 2014, More

U.S. Marine, operates a Kalmar that was just off loaded from U.S. Navy Ship Mendonca. The Kalmar will be used to move containers back and forth during the JLOTS exercise, Port of Anchorage, Alaska, March 29, 2014.

Sgt. Michael Luper and Staff Sgt. Garrett Kirby, members of Alpha Troop, 1st Battalion, 297th Cavalry (Reconnaissance and Surveillance Squadron) assist the community of Cordova during Exercises Alaska Shield an More

Command staff for the Oregon and Hawaii National Guard's CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP), work together in the tactical operations center, while participating in the Vigilant Guard-Alaska 2014 exe More

Josh Larsen, a firefighter lieutenant and member of the Back Country Rescue Team with the Valdez Fire Department, sets up the rope-safety system to help rescue a simulated victim that fell into a glacier crevas More

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Cynthia B. Howard, Transportation Corps regimental command sergeant major, and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Tony Escalona, Task Force 7, command sergeant major, discuss the Joint Logi More

Alaska National Guardsmen from the 207th Engineer Support Platoon and the 297th Military Police Company assist with loading patients on to AmbuBus transport vehicles from Anchorage-based hospitals to a simulate More

U.S. Army nurses at Madigan Army Medical Center wheel a simulated patient from 3-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, to their department during an exercise April 1, 2014. This exercise was par More

Service members and NORTHCOM personnel discuss operations in the Joint Task Force Alaska Joint Operations Center in support of Alaska Shield 14 here April 2, 2014. Alaska Shield 14 is an exercise that involves More

Federal Emergency Management Agency members and state of Alaska employees tour Port of Anchorage and learn Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore's role in Alaska Shield 14 here on April 3, 2014. Alaska Shield 14 is a More

U.S. Army Vessel Malvern Hill (LCU 2025), with soldiers from the 481st Transportation Company (Heavy Boat) as crew, sails past the City of Anchorage, Alaska, April 3, 2014. The 481st is participating in Joint L More

Alaska State Defense Force Lt. Col. (AK) John James, right, director of operations, answers questions from National Emergency Management Agency Col. Ariunaa Chadraabal, a senior specialist with the Policy Coord More