Kevin Meschede, Task Force One firefighter, prepares

Kevin Meschede, Task Force One firefighter, prepares to extract simulated victims from Stagecoach Lake using a hoist from a Nebraska Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter, before transporting the patient to CHI Health Saint Elizabeth hospital during Operation Titan Fall, a domestic emergency response exercise, Oct. 19, 2019, in Lincoln, Nebraska. Operation Titan Fall was designed to test and improve emergency procedures and communication between the Nebraska National Guard, Nebraska Emergency Management Agency and Nebraska Task Force One, as well as local civil authorities and first responders. (Nebraska National Guard photo by Spc. Lisa Crawford)