Making his way down the steps, Sgt. Claude Williams,
Making his way down the steps, Sgt. Claude Williams, a chemical specialist and survey team member assigned to the Kansas National Guard's 73rd Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction), uses chemical, bi... More
Pyrotechnics ignite an oil refinery training site during
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
Spc. Stephanie Ciminelli, a military policeman assigned
Spc. Stephanie Ciminelli, a military policeman assigned to the 401st Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade out of Fort Hood, Texas, hands a bottle of water to an... More
Pyrotechnics, which are designed to simulate real-world
Pyrotechnics, which are designed to simulate real-world explosions, erupt in and around a hospital during a Vibrant Response 13 training venue at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex, Aug. 11. During the exer... More
Engineers assigned to the 178th Engineer Company from
Engineers assigned to the 178th Engineer Company from Fort Polk, La., apply wooden bracing and linked chains to a pillar supporting a collapsed parking garage during a Vibrant Response 13 field training exercis... More
Firefighters assigned to the Fort Knox Fire Protection
Firefighters assigned to the Fort Knox Fire Protection Team, lift the vehicle's roof off and prepare to rescue a mannequin, posing as a trapped civilian inside the wreckage during a Vibrant Response 13 search ... More
An engineer assigned to the 178th Engineer Company
An engineer assigned to the 178th Engineer Company from Fort Polk, La., fireman carries a mannequin, posing as a 'survivor' of a simulated nuclear-blast, through the wreckage of a collapsed parking garage durin... More
Military policemen from the 116th Military Police Company,
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
Sgt. Alex Gaboric, a military policeman from the 811th
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
Military policemen assigned to the 811th Engineer Company,
Military policemen assigned to the 811th Engineer Company, an Ohio National Guard unit out of Tarlton, check an abandoned mobile home complex for possible casualties of a nuclear-blast attack during the Vibrant... More
Soldiers assigned to the 181st Chemical Company, 2nd
Soldiers assigned to the 181st Chemical Company, 2nd Chemical Battalion, 48th Chemical Brigade out of Fort Hood, Texas, use chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear equipment to detect any possible hazard... More
Rescue technicians assigned to the 1152nd and 1153rd
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
Troopers from the 181st Chemical Company, 2nd Chemical
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
After rescuing a mannequin, posing as an injured civilian,
After rescuing a mannequin, posing as an injured civilian, from the remnants of a collapsed parking garage, rescue technicians assigned to the 1152nd and 1153rd Firefighting Team Detachment, 877th Engineer Batt... More
Spc. Stephanie Williams, a combat medic assigned to
Spc. Stephanie Williams, a combat medic assigned to the 690th Medical Company (Ground Ambulance) from Fort Benning, Ga., attempts to calm a displaced civilian suffering from dementia during a Vibrant Response 1... More
A fireman with the Fort Knox Fire Protection Team prepares
A fireman with the Fort Knox Fire Protection Team prepares to help his fellow Kentucky rescue technicians evacuate a mannequin, posing as a non-ambulatory injured civilian, during a Vibrant Response 13 water re... More
After rescuing a mannequin, posing as a injured civilian,
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
Responding to a call for support, Muscatatuck firefighters
Responding to a call for support, Muscatatuck firefighters rush to an oil refinery to extinguish a fire during a Vibrant Response 13 field training exercise at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex, Aug. 11. D... More
Engineers assigned to the 178th Engineer Company from
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
Sgt. Daniel Trowell, the water treatment supervisor
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
Firefighters assigned to the Fort Knox Fire Protection
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
A Marine assigned to the Chemical, Biological Incident
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
Spc. Felipe Sotomayor, a water treatment specialist
Spc. Felipe Sotomayor, a water treatment specialist assigned to the 127th Quartermaster Company out of Fort Bragg, N.C., prepares to move a canvas covering off a water hose prior to filling up a potable water r... More
Soldiers from the 690th Medical Company (Ground Ambulance)
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
Troopers from the 178th Engineer Company out of Fort
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
Air Force Staff Sgt. Codylynn Gomez, a combat medic
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
Spc. Courtney Price and Spc. Monique Garcia, combat
Spc. Courtney Price and Spc. Monique Garcia, combat medics assigned to the 690th Medical Company (Ground Ambulance) from Fort Benning, Ga., assess, treat and evacuate role-players, acting as “survivors” of a nu... More
Troopers with the 181st Chemical Company, 2nd Chemical
Troopers with the 181st Chemical Company, 2nd Chemical Battalion, 48th Chemical Brigade out of Fort Hood, Texas, sample leftover residue from a leaking rail car using chemical, biological, radiological and nucl... More
Betty Townsend, a firefighter with the Fort Knox Fire
Betty Townsend, a firefighter with the Fort Knox Fire Protection Team, uses a circular saw to cut treated wood to use to brace and secure objects within a collapsed rubble pile during a Vibrant Response 13 sear... More
Marines from the Chemical, Biological Incident Response
Marines from the Chemical, Biological Incident Response Force use a cordless rotary saw to cut through a sheet of metal during a search and extraction operation, which is part of the Vibrant Response 13 field t... More
Military policemen assigned to the 811th Engineer Company,
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
Kansas Army and Air National Guardsmen assigned to
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
Spc. Felipe Sotomayor, a water treatment specialist
Spc. Felipe Sotomayor, a water treatment specialist assigned to the 127th Quartermaster Company out of Fort Bragg, N.C., fills a potable water reservoir during a Vibrant Response 13 field training exercise at t... More
A Marine assigned to the Chemical, Biological Incident
A Marine assigned to the Chemical, Biological Incident Response Force uses a motorized jackhammer to break through a slab of concrete during a search and extraction operation, which is part of the Vibrant Respo... More
After performing area reconnaissance in a commercial
After performing area reconnaissance in a commercial water raft, firemen assigned to the Fort Knox Fire Protection Team prepare to enter a flooded residential area to evacuate injured civilians trapped in house... More
John Garcia, a firefighter with the Fort Knox Fire
John Garcia, a firefighter with the Fort Knox Fire Protection Team, uses a hydraulic spreader-cutter rescue tool to cut roof support extensions of a commercial vehicle to rescue a mannequin, posing as a civilia... More
With the help of another rescue technician, Betty Townsend,
With the help of another rescue technician, Betty Townsend, a fireman assigned to the Fort Knox Fire Protection Team, attempts to move, and lift a mannequin, posing as a non-ambulatory injured civilian, through... More
Marines from the Marine Chemical, Biological Incident
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
Richard Ellsworth, a fireman with the Fort Knox Fire
Richard Ellsworth, a fireman with the Fort Knox Fire Protection Team, attempts to move, lift and pass a mannequin, posing as a non-ambulatory injured civilian, to another fireman during a Vibrant Response 13 wa... More
Fireman with the Fort Knox Fire Protection Team, use
Fireman with the Fort Knox Fire Protection Team, use an improvised field litter to carry a mannequin, posing as a civilian that was trapped inside a wrecked car, to safety during a Vibrant Response 13 search a... More
Sgt. Brandon Hughes, a combat medic assigned to the
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
Air Force Staff Sgt. Codylynn Gomez, a combat medic
Air Force Staff Sgt. Codylynn Gomez, a combat medic assigned to the 811th Engineer Company out of Tarlton, Ohio, checks the vitals on a baby manikin after rescuing it from a overturned civilian vehicle as part ... More
Spc. Sarah Hull, a combat medic assigned to the 547th
Spc. Sarah Hull, 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 to an actor, por... More
Sgt. Claude Williams, a chemical specialist and survey
Sgt. Claude Williams, a chemical specialist and survey team member assigned to the Kansas National Guard's 73rd Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction), takes a picture of a door panel displaying a roo... More
Cpl. Somphone Sihavong, a transportation management
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
Sgt. Seth Light, an observer controller trainer assigned
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
Spc. Jonathan Kelley, a combat medic from the 116th
Spc. Jonathan Kelley, a combat medic from the 116th Military Police Company, out of Fort Riley, Kan., bandages a role-player, acting as a wounded civilian, during a search and extraction Vibrant Response 13 fie... More
Richard Ellsworth, a fireman with the Fort Knox Fire
Richard Ellsworth, a fireman with the Fort Knox Fire Protection Team, attempts to move, lift and pass a mannequin, posing as a non-ambulatory injured civilian, to another fireman during a Vibrant Response 13 wa... More
Spc. Duston Abt, a military policeman from the 116th
Spc. Duston Abt, a military policeman from the 116th Military Police Company, out of Fort Riley, Kan., assists a role-player, acting as a wounded civilian, by assessing the citizen's alertness and pain level du... More
Rescue technicians assigned to the 1152nd and 1153rd
Rescue technicians assigned to the 1152nd and 1153rd Firefighting Team Detachment, 877th Engineer Battalion, 226th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, evacuate a mannequin, posing as an injured civilian, on a field l... More
A hospital and surrounding areas burn after a simulated
A hospital and surrounding areas burn after a simulated explosion, caused by pyrotechnics, detonates in the training structure during a Vibrant Response 13 field training exercise at the Muscatatuck Urban Train... More