U.S. Army Lt. Col. Paul Crecelius, a native of Louisville, Ky., and chaplain assigned to the 11th Aviation Command, based out of Fort Knox, Ky., conducts a non-denominational worship service in the dining facil More
Pfc. Michael Kosarick, a native of Pembroke, Mass., and food service specialist assigned to 82nd Sustainment Brigade, 18th Airborne Corps, based out of Fort Bragg, N.C., prepares scrambled eggs inside a Mobile More
Staff Sgt. Raymond Longbottom points out the progress of a convoy to his fellow soldiers in the Simulation Cell, Aug. 9, 2012. Longbottom and many other soldiers from the 415th Chemical Brigade are participatin More
U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to the 129th Area Support Medical Company, from Centerville, Ala., conduct medical evacuation operations during Vibrant Response 13 exercise at the Muscatatuk Urban Training Center More
U.S. Army Capt. Booker Washington, a native of Gainesville, Fla., assigned to the 63rd Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 35th Signal Brigade, based out of Fort Gordon, Ga., gives servicemembers a mission brief du More
Cpl. Somphone Sihavong, a transportation management coordinator with the 609th Movement Control Team from Fort Bragg, N.C., guides a commercial truck carrying tactical vehicles into the railhead and line-haul s More
Commercial vehicles loaded with tactical vehicles and equipment that will be used for Vibrant Response are moved into staging areas where the cargo will be unloaded July 25, 2012. Vibrant Response is a major f More
William Sherman, observer/controller/trainer, U.S. Army North, briefs Maj. Gen. Walter Davis, deputy commanding general, Army North, on a July 27 search and extraction mission that Ohio Guardsmen and Marines wi More
The 167th Theater Sustainment Command, Fort McClellan, Ala. provides logistical support to sister and down-trace units during exercise Vibrant Response 13 at Camp Atterbury, Ind. A soldier moves a storage conta More
Sgt. 1st Class Juan Rodriguez, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the 135th Military Police Company, a National Guard unit from Chagrin Falls, Ohio, attempts to calm a group of people simulating injuries More
Sgt. Seth Light, an observer controller trainer assigned to 821st Engineer Company out of West Virginia, looks on as Sgt. Alex Gaboric, a military policeman from the 811th Engineer Company, an Ohio National Gua More
Military policemen assigned to the 811th Engineer Company, an Ohio National Guard unit out of Tarlton, assist 'survivors' in evacuating a neighborhood recently involved in a simulated nuclear-blast attack durin More
Sgt. 1st Class Wendell Reed radios in on a microphone inside his protective equipment after he and his partner, Staff Sgt. Michael King, detect radiation while clearing a route at the Muscatatuck Urban Training More
Maj. Parker Moye, White Cell Plans officer; Sgt. Latonya Smith, Accounting NCO; Staff Sgt. Matthew Kennedy, assistant Comsec custodian; Capt. Jeannie Terrell, maintenance officer; and CW2 Paul McCauley, Ammunit More
Sgt. Adam Long follows Sgt. 1st Class Alphonso Meriweather, both chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialists with the 52nd Civil Support Team out of Columbus, Ohio, into the hospital at Muscatatu More
Engineers assigned to the 178th Engineer Company from Fort Polk, La., cut wooden bracing to support a collapsing parking garage during a Vibrant Response 13 field training exercise in Muscatatuck Urban Training More
J.R. Franks, a maintenance and repair technician with the Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex, tests the fire effects at the complex’s “oil refinery” in preparation for Vibrant Response 13 training in Muscatatuc More
Staff Sgt. William Velez, displaced civilian facilitator, U.S. Army North, directs Chrissy Branum to the next event area July 28. Branum, a native of nearby North Vernon, Ind., is working as a role player for V More
Marines from the Marine Chemical, Biological Incident Response Force use wooden brace to help support a steel beam of a collapsing building during a Vibrant Response 13 field training exercise at the Muscatatuc More
Maj. Gen. Jeff W. Mathis, Deputy Director for Antiterrorism and Homeland Defense (left), talks with Col. Bret Van Camp, Brigade Commander of the 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade of Fort Polk, La. during a brief More
Debbie Cox, a role-player from North Vernon, Ind., gets checked by a soldier at the Mascatatuck Urban Training Complex, Ind., July 29. Cox has been a role-player for several year and says the “shock and awe val More
Spc. Damnel Kang, a chemical, biological, radiological , and nuclear (CBRN) specialist, who serves with 44th Chemical Company, 2nd Chemical Battalion of Fort Hood, Texas, prepares to aid notional survivors of a More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Brooks, rescue extraction specialist with the Marine Corps’ Chemical, Biological Incident Response Force, monitors a radio report of incoming “injured” civilians to the CBIRF’s mass More
Sgt. Daniel Trowell, the water treatment supervisor for the 127th Quartermaster Company out of Fort Bragg, N.C., and Spc. Felipe Sotomayor, a water treatment specialist also assigned to the 127th QM Company, fi More
Staff Sgt. Caleb Cobb, collections team leader, Nuclear Disablement Team 2, 20th Command Support Command, briefs his peers on the National Technical Nuclear Forensics Ground Collections Task Force July 30 durin More
Marine Sgt. Daniel Bronza, with the tactical response platoon of the Chemical, Biological Incident Response Force from Indian Head, Md., and Stephen Wright, a lead instructor with Safety Solutions Inc., talk to More
U.S. Army medical members assigned to the Area Support Medical Company, and U.S. Air Force members assigned to Expeditionary Medical Support (EMEDS), check vital signs on simulated injured patients during Exerc More
Soldiers from the 690th Medical Company (Ground Ambulance) from Fort Benning, Ga., evacuate a “survivor,” acting as a role-player, on a medical litter during a Vibrant Response 13 field training exercise at the More
Sgt. 1st Class Nato Lopez, a platoon sergeant with the 103rd Engineers, 94th Engineer Battalion watches closely while Pfc. Penelope Tupou, a horizontal construction engineer, pulls a chain from a back hoe loade More
Col. Dick Francey, who served as the commander of the operations group during Vibrant Response 13, briefs Lt. Gen William Caldwell IV, the exercise director, on the current and planned operations for the day Ju More
Soldiers from the 116th Military Police Company, 2nd platoon, out of Fort Riley, Kan., carry a role-player on a litter the evacuation site at Mascatatuck Urban Training Complex, Ind., July 31. The military poli More
Mike Rozsypal, chief, Exercise Control Forward, U.S. Army North, leads a tour of senior military leaders through a technical rescue underway Aug. 1 at Muscatatuck. (From left to right) Lt. Gen. William Caldwell More
U.S. Army Maj. Kelly Blair (right), commander of the 250th Forward Surgical Team, 62nd Medical Brigade, and surgeon at Madigan Healthcare System, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., instructs Soldiers as they perf More
The 731st Transportation Company, Great Bend, Kan., Army Reserves, has two groups rotating through as they participate in exercise Vibrant Response 13. Both groups got together for a unit photo on their day of More
Troopers from the 181st Chemical Company, 2nd Chemical Battalion, 48th Chemical Brigade out of Fort Hood, Texas, monitor chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear equipment to detect any possible hazardous More
The Kansas National Guard's 731st Transportation Company provided line-haul transportation support during exercise Vibrant Response 13 in Camp Atterbury, Ind.
Spc. Richard Webb, 167th Theater Sustainment Command; Staff Sgt. Christoph Ebner, Roding, Germany; Sgt. Dexter White, 167th TSC; Sgt. Jason Griffiths, United Kingdom; and Sgt. Michael Schopper, Roding, Germany More
Brig. Gen. Clarence K. K. Chinn, commanding general of Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, La., meets with Tom Phillips, incident commander of Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in North Vernon, Ind., More
Spc. Wade Wilbers, a heavy equipment operator with 94th Engineer Battalion, 103rd Engineer Company, 3rd platoon, and a native of Taos, Mo., operates the hydraulic excavator at Mascatatuck Urban Training Complex More
Pvt. 1st Class Idaim Robles, a firefighter with 178th Technical Rescue Company, 46th Engineer Battalion of Fort Polk, La., struggles with his chemical overshoe boots during search and rescue training at the Mus More
A U.S. soldier serving as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot with the 1st Battalion, 169th Aviation Regiment completes aircrew paperwork after flying an aerial reconnaissance mission at Camp Atterbury, Ind., A More
A military policeman, from 272nd Military Police Company out of Fort Polk, La., monitors “injured” role-players waiting for transportation at Mascatatuck Urban Training Complex, Ind., Aug 2. The role-players we More
Sgt. 1st Class Don Gandy (background), a First Army observer controller from the 177th Armored Brigade, Camp Shelby, Miss., ensures that Staff Sgt. Gary Butler (left) and Spc. Francis Ngige, search and extracti More
Sgt. Anthony Clark, container yard noncommissioned officer-in-charge, 231st Transportation Company, Athens, Ga., operates a Rough Terrain Container Handler as part of the container yard operations during exerci More
Sgt. Brandon Hughes, a combat medic assigned to the 547th Area Support Medical Company, 56th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 62nd Medical Brigade out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., bandages a mannequin More
Capt. Amy Elsey, 864th Personnel Detachment, Coraopolis, Pa., Army Reserve, briefs Maj. Gen. Reynold Hoover, commanding general, 167th Theater Sustainment Command, Fort McClellan, Ala. Alabama Army National Gua More
Soldiers from 401st Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion carry a woman to safety while a National Guard military police officer provides security during search and rescue training at Muscata More
Mike Rozsypal, director, Vibrant Response 13 exercise control group forward, briefs Jennings County community leaders on the concept and events of the Vibrant Response 13 exercise Aug. 3 at the exercise control More
Staff Sgt. Christopher Roddy, supply sergeant, 731st Transportation Company, Topeka, Kan., receives a coin from Maj. Gen. Reynold Hoover, commanding general, 167th Theater Sustainment Command, Fort McClellan, A More
Military policemen from the 116th Military Police Company, out of Fort Riley, Kan., assist a role-player, acting as a wounded civilian, in walking to a field litter ambulance after bandaging his leg and applyin More
Spc. Katherine Wise, a native of Grove City, Ohio, and Spc. Tamika Simmons, a native of Victoria, Texas, both chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear specialists with 21st Chemical Company out of Fort B More
A guardsman, from 2nd Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment, out of Gary, Ind., and Logansport, Ind., applies a tourniquet to the “injured” leg during a field training exercise at Mascatatuck Urban Training Comple More
Two operations noncommissioned officers update a common operational picture for Army North’s Defense Coordinating Element Region VII during Vibrant Response 13. DCE-VII is based out of Kansas City, Mo. Vibrant More
Kansas Army and Air National Guardsmen assigned to the 73rd Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction) take pictures, and use chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) equipment to detect poss More
Sgt. Claude Williams of Topeka, Kan., with the 73rd Civil Support Team Kansas Army National Guard, takes a radiological reading at a refinery during the Vibrant Response exercise held at Muscatatuck Urban Train More
As part of annual training with the Indiana National Guard, Army Pvt. Josh Honeycutt, inspects a bottle of pills Aug. 7 before giving it to one of the “citizens” living in an abandoned building during Vibrant R More
Rescue technicians assigned to the 1152nd and 1153rd Firefighting Team Detachment, 877th Engineer Battalion, 226th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, prepares to remove contaminated clothing from a mannequin, posing More
Lt. Col. Stephen Roberts, the Brigade Surgeon, and MAJ Donald McArthur, the Deputy Task Force Surgeon, of the HHD 31st Chemical Brigade, review medical information in the Brigade Surgeon cell during the Vibrant More
Spc. James Hurst, a native of Cullman, Ala., and Spc. Jason Dean, a native of Springfield, Ala., both chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialists with 208th Chemical Company, 151st Chemical Batta More
Soldiers of the 128th Medical Company, of the Alabama Army National Guard, participate in the Vibrant Response 13 exercise which prepares soldiers to respond to a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear att More
After rescuing a mannequin, posing as a injured civilian, from a vehicle partially submerged in water, a fireman with the Fort Knox Fire Protection Team carries the citizen to an medical evacuation point during More
Members of the 1343rd Chemical Company from Fort Payne, Ala., perform search and recovery at night for mock victims at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Butlerville, Ind., during U.S. Army North and Northern C More
A row of Alabama National Guard field litter ambulances wait as guardsmen, from 129th Area Support Medical Company, 161st Medical Battalion, 167th Theater Sustainment Command, out of Centreville, Ala., Aug. 9. More
Jacob Gear, Phillip Woodruff, and Luke Grant, First Responders from the Fort Knox, Ky., Fire Department, search for mock victims at the flooded community vignette at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in But More
Soldiers from the 1343rd Chemical Company, 151st Chemical Battalion, 31st Chemical Brigade, out of Athens, Ala., “man the line,” Aug. 9, as non-ambulatory “victims” are brought into a decontamination tent in th More
Spc. Tyler Marzan, a native of Wahiawa, Hawaii, and an 11th Theater Aviation Command mechanic, checks a generator to ensure it running smoothly during Vibrant Response 13, a major incident exercise conducted by More
Firefighters assigned to the Fort Knox Fire Protection Team stabilize a commercial vehicle and use a hydraulic spreader-cutter rescue tool to assist in removing the roof and rescue a mannequin, posing as a civi More
Mike “Caveman” Spina, is one of the civilian role players at Vibrant Response 13. During this exercise the role players portray “displaced civilians” in the aftermath of a “simulated” nuclear attack on a major More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 129th Medical Company, Alabama Army National Guard, administer medical care to simulated victims after they were pulled from a smoke-filled building during the Vibrant Respons More
Soldiers from the 208th Chemical Company, Alabama Army National Guard, remove gear after having conducted an air quality check mission during the Vibrant Response 13 exercise. The Vibrant Response 13 exercise p More
Brad Monday and Alex Hafft, both firefighters with the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center Fire Department, battle a blaze during a simulated oil refinery fire here Aug. 11. The blaze, set by using flares and oth More
Soldiers from the 129th Medical Company, Alabama Army National Guard, and 1-376th Aviation Battalion, Nebraska Army National Guard, conduct a medical evacuation of an injured civilian during the Vibrant Respons More
Soldiers participating the Vibrant Response exercise, held at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center and Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, both in southern Indiana, assist a simulated causualty during t More
A training area is ignited in fire during an exercise at Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex, Ind., Aug. 11. The complex is accommodating units participating in Vibrant Response 13, a major field training exerc More
Alabama National Guard Brigadier General David R. Brown greets visitors Art Faulkner, Director of the Alabama Emergency Management Agency and Major General Perry G. Smith the Adjutant General, Alabama National More
Soldiers from the Alabama and Florida National Guards assist displaced victims to a relief center to get medical treatment, food, water, and transport to non-contaminated areas during a simulated nuclear and ra More
Pyrotechnics ignite an oil refinery training site during an exercise at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex, Aug. 11. During the training venue, Muscatatuck firefighters responded to an emergency call to pro More
Richard Giusti, battalion chief, San Antonio Fire Department, speaks of the realism of the injuries portrayed on the mannequin “victims” while observing training Aug 12 during a Vibrant Response 13 leadership t More
Capt. Fernando Garcia, an Army North cooperation officer, observes training Aug. 13 during Vibrant Response 13, a major incident exercise conducted by U.S. Northern Command and led by U.S. Army North. Army Nort More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Paul Crecelius, a native of Louisville, Ky., and chaplain, assigned to the 11th Aviation Command, based out of Fort Knox, Ky., speaks to worshipers during a nondenominational service he condu More
A U.S. Army Soldier, assigned to the 129th Area Support Medical Company, from Centerville, Ala., conducts medical evacuation operations with a simulated injured victim during the Vibrant Response 13 exercise at More
Pfc. Miguel Ledesma, a native of Santa Rosa, Texas, and food service specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 63rd Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 35th Signal Brigade, based out of Fort Gor More
U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher Garmon, a native of Greenville, Ala., and multichannel transmission systems operator-maintainer, assigned to Company B, 63rd Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 35th Signal Brigade, based More
Mike “Caveman” Spina has worked as a civilian role player for various military exercises throughout the country. He has portrayed an Iraqi or Afghan village elder during exercises designed to prepare military p More
Cpl. Somphone Sihavong, a transportation management coordinator with the 609th Movement Control Team from Fort Bragg, N.C., receives shipping paperwork from a civilian truck driver who is delivering tactical ve More
Sgt. Sal Sifuentes, a medic with the 62nd Medical Brigade, 547th Area Support Medical Company out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., helps Jerry Tolin, a commercial truck driver from Cleveland, Tenn., unbind t More
Role players simulate injuries during Vibrant Response 13 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex, Ind., July 26. Vibrant Response 13 is a major field exercise conducted by U.S. Northern Command and led by U.S. A More
Maj. Donnie Allen, physician assistant, 45th Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team, briefs members of the team on proper protective equipment and radiation exposure July 26 before the start of a reconn More
Approximately 200 members of the Army's 62nd Medical Brigade boarded a flight from JBLM, July 26, en route to Camp Atterbury, Ind., to take part Vibrant Response 13. Vibrant Response is a training event which s More
Sgt. Alex Gaboric, a military policeman from the 811th Engineer Company, an Ohio National Guard unit out of Tarlton, and Tech. Sgt. Ashley Blackburn, an airman and combat medic assigned to the engineer company, More
Air Force Staff Sgt. Codylynn Gomez, a combat medic assigned to the 811th Engineer Company out of Tarlton, Ohio, prepares to evacuate a baby manikin after rescuing it from a overturned civilian vehicle as part More
Sgt. 1st Class Alphonso Meriweather, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist with the 52nd Civil Support Team out of Colombus, Ohio, checks detection equipment during Vibrant Response 13 at More
Search and extraction team members pull a “victim” from the rubble July 27 during Vibrant Response 13, a major incident exercise conducted by U.S. Northern Command and led by U.S. Army North. The team of Ohio G More
Troopers from the 178th Engineer Company out of Fort Polk, La., treat a 'survivor' of a simulated nuclear-blast area during the Vibrant Response 13 field training exercise at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Cent More
Staff Sgt. Jason Proefrock, displaced civilian facilitator, U.S. Army North, briefs role players on the next training event July 28 and takes questions from the group. More than 200 civilians at the Muscatatuck More
Capt. Charles Stark, Theater Sustainment Command, staging yard OIC, 167t ensures that equipment and containers are properly moved and stored. Soldiers are responsible for moving, loading and unloading container More
Rodney Morris, a maintenance and repair technician with the Musactatuck Urban Training Complex, ignites a fire stack at the complex’s “oil refinery” in Muscatatuck, Ind., July 28. Special effects such as fire a More
A Marine assigned to the Chemical, Biological Incident Response Force uses a hammers wooden bracing together to support a collapsing building during a Vibrant Response 13 field training exercise at the Muscatat More
Luis Barrera, displaced civilian coordinator and Army North contractor, monitors the civilian role-players for a mass decontamination point during Vibrant Response 13, a major incident exercise conducted by U.S More