Army Reserve Soldiers train for disaster response
Maj. Gen. Daniel L. York, commander of the 76th Operational Response Command, is briefed on operations during the Digital Command Post Exercise of Task Force 76 at Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass. on June 9, 20... More
U.S. Army Gen. Dan Allyn, the commanding general of
U.S. Army Gen. Dan Allyn, the commanding general of U.S. Army Forces Command, second from left, attends a brief Camp Atterbury, Ind., July 22, 2014, during exercise Vibrant Response 14. Vibrant Response is a De... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Suiters, a flight engineer
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Suiters, a flight engineer assigned to Bravo Company, 2-4 General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), communicates via headset to the mission pilot during exercise Vibrant Response 1... More
A crew of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, assigned to 2nd
A crew of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, from Fort Carson, sling loads a Bambi Bucket during Vibrant Response 14 at the Muscatatuck Ur... More
Soldiers from the 83rd Chemical Battalion, also known
Soldiers from the 83rd Chemical Battalion, also known as Task Force Operations, from Fort Stewart, Ga., conduct casualty decontamination operations at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center during exercise Vibra... More
Marines and Sailors of the Chemical Biological Incident
Marines and Sailors of the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force participate in Exercise Scarlet Response at Guardian Centers in Perry, Ga., July 21.CBIRF personnel are trai... More
A Micro Tactical Ground Robot from Indiana Task Force
A Micro Tactical Ground Robot from Indiana Task Force One awaits instruction from its controller July 25 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center during training operations at Vibrant Response '14. Micro Tactical ... More
Members of the North Vernon, Ind., community act as
Members of the North Vernon, Ind., community act as displaced civilians during Vibrant Response, a training exercise held at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex, Ind., July 23, 2014. Vibrant Response is a ma... More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kekila Keuma, a pilot
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kekila Keuma, a pilot assigned to Bravo Company, 2-4 General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), conducts a pre-flight check on a CH-47F Chinook before takeoff during exercise V... More
Erin Proctor and Jessica Zimmer, from Indianapolis
Erin Proctor and Jessica Zimmer, from Indianapolis and Martinsville, Ind., respectively, load a simulated injured person in to the back of an ambulance July 23, during Vibrant Response '14, here. Proctor and Zi... More
Soldiers from the 293rd Military Police Company stand
Soldiers from the 293rd Military Police Company stand by in full chemical gear to rescue civilians during exercise Vibrant Response '14 July 26. The Department of Defense has a tiered response capability in ord... More
Members of the Indiana Urban Search & Rescue Task Force
Members of the Indiana Urban Search & Rescue Task Force 1 check each other for residual radiation after completing a search for survivors within an irradiated hospital located on the Muscatatuck Urban Training ... More
Marines and Sailors of the Chemical Biological Incident
Marines and Sailors of the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force participate in Exercise Scarlet Response at Guardian Centers in Perry, Ga., July 21. CBIRF personnel are tra... More
A soldier from the 293rd Military Police Company sprints
A soldier from the 293rd Military Police Company sprints across a contaminated area to escort civilians to a decontamination shower and medical treatment during exercise Vibrant Response '14 July 26. Timely res... More
Soldiers conduct reconnaissance of a building containing
Soldiers conduct reconnaissance of a building containing toxic industrial chemicals during Vibrant Response, a training exercise held at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex, Ind., July 23, 2014. Vibrant Resp... More
Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command Gen. Daniel
Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command Gen. Daniel B. Allyn meets Soldiers attending the Vibrant Response 14 exercise here July 22, 2014. Vibrant Response is a major field training exercise conducted by U... More
Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command Gen. Daniel
Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command Gen. Daniel B. Allyn addresses Soldiers attending the Vibrant Response 14 exercise here July 22, 2014. Vibrant Response is a major field training exercise conducted ... More
HH-60M medevac helicopters from the 83rd Chemical Battalion,
HH-60M medevac helicopters from the 83rd Chemical Battalion, also known as Task Force Operations, from Fort Stewart, Ga., conduct aerial medical evacuations at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center during exerc... More
Soldiers evacuate injured civilians stranded around
Soldiers evacuate injured civilians stranded around a building containing toxic industrial chemicals during Vibrant Response, a training exercise held at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex, Ind., July 23, 2... More
Marines and Sailors of the Chemical Biological Incident
Marines and Sailors of the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force participate in Exercise Scarlet Response at Guardian Centers in Perry, Ga., July 21. CBIRF personnel are tra... More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kekila Keuma, a pilot
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kekila Keuma, a pilot assigned to Bravo Company, 2-4 General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), looks over flying routes during exercise Vibrant Response 14 at Camp Atterbury, ... More
Members of the Indiana Urban Search & Rescue Task Force
Members of the Indiana Urban Search & Rescue Task Force 1 search for survivors within an irradiated hospital located on the Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex, Indiana, during Vibrant Response, July 22, 2014. V... More
Soldiers with the 60th Engineer Company, Fort Benning,
Soldiers with the 60th Engineer Company, Fort Benning, Ga., load equipment in preparation of Vibrant Response 14, which starts July 21. Vibrant Response is a major field training exercise conducted by U.S. Nort... More
Pvt. Marcus Bailey, veterinary food inspection specialist
Pvt. Marcus Bailey, veterinary food inspection specialist for the 994th Medical Detachment Veterinary Services out of Round Rock, Texas, vaccinates a horse with the help of Dr. Colter Negranti, Paso Robles Equi... More
A team of crew chiefs from a UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter,
A team of crew chiefs from a UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, from Fort Carson, Colo., prepares a Bambi Bucket for a simulated building... More
Medics from the 293rd Military Police Company treat
Medics from the 293rd Military Police Company treat a simulated casualty after its extraction from a nearby structure during exercise Vibrant Response '14 July 26. Medical staff is an essential part of establis... More
A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk attached to Joint Task
A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk attached to Joint Task Force - Civil Support conducts simulated medical evacuation training during exercise Vibrant Response 14 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., July 24, ... More
Technicians from Indiana Task Force One send a Micro
Technicians from Indiana Task Force One send a Micro Tactical Ground Robot to investigate a simulated crushed parking garage to check for survivors July 25. Indiana Task Force One is one of 28 FEMA urban search... More
U.S. Army Gen. Dan Allyn, the commanding general of
U.S. Army Gen. Dan Allyn, the commanding general of U.S. Army Forces Command, speaks to members of Joint Task Force - Civil Support at Camp Atterbury, Ind., July 22, 2014, during exercise Vibrant Response 14. V... More
Soldiers from the 293rd Military Police Company give
Soldiers from the 293rd Military Police Company give a thumbs up to show that they're ready to begin rescue operations as they bring over litters for patients in full chemical gear during Vibrant Response '14 J... More
Sgt. Ange Desinor, print journalist, 13th Public Affairs
Sgt. Ange Desinor, print journalist, 13th Public Affairs Detachment, Fort Hood, Texas, broadcasts a simulated emergency message on Muscatatuck Radio during Vibrant Response ’14 exercise declaring an explosion h... More
Sgt. Tyler Hagan, Spc. Zachary Rudolph, and Pfc. Larry
Sgt. Tyler Hagan, Spc. Zachary Rudolph, and Pfc. Larry Litton, military policemen with the 384th Military Police Company, Indiana National Guard Response Force, out of Bloomington, Ind. carry a simulated injure... More
A crew of a CH-47 Chinook Helicopter, assigned to 2nd
A crew of a CH-47 Chinook Helicopter, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, from Fort Carson, Colo., drops water from a Bambi Bucket during Vibrant Response 14 at the Mu... More
A U.S. Army CH-47F Chinook sits on the flight line
A U.S. Army CH-47F Chinook sits on the flight line for pre-flight inspection during exercise Vibrant Response 14 at Camp Atterbury, Ind., July 22, 2014. Vibrant Response is a Defense Chemical, Biological, Radio... More
Soldiers conduct reconnaissance of a building containing
Soldiers conduct reconnaissance of a building containing toxic industrial chemicals during Vibrant Response, a training exercise held at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex, Ind., July 23, 2014. Vibrant Resp... More
Soldiers evacuate injured civilians stranded around
Soldiers evacuate injured civilians stranded around a building containing toxic industrial chemicals during Vibrant Response, a training exercise held at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex, Ind., July 23, 2... More
Marines and Sailors of the Chemical Biological Incident
Marines and Sailors of the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force participate in Exercise Scarlet Response at Guardian Centers in Perry, Ga., July 21. CBIRF personnel are tra... More
Preparing the best to test the rest
Instructors from the Observer Controllers/Trainers Academy lead a class for this year's batch of OC/Ts for Vibrant Response 14. OC/Ts come from all over the country in support of VR 14, a major field training e... More
Pfc. Daniel Sueros, a Lodi, N.J., native, and Spc.
Pfc. Daniel Sueros, a Lodi, N.J., native, and Spc. Bryan Miguel, a Pahoa, Hawaii native, from 2nd Platoon, 60th Engineer Company, 11 Engineer Battalion check for radiation before entering a room during an urban... More
U.S. Army Gen. Dan Allyn, the commanding general of
U.S. Army Gen. Dan Allyn, the commanding general of U.S. Army Forces Command, speaks to members of Joint Task Force - Civil Support at Camp Atterbury, Ind., July 22, 2014, during exercise Vibrant Response 14. V... More
A UH-60L Black Hawk equipped with the Airborne Radiation
A UH-60L Black Hawk equipped with the Airborne Radiation Detection, Identification and Measurement System (ARDIMS), from A Company, 5th Battalion of the 159th Aviation Regiment, prepares to take off from the 38... More
Marines and Sailors of the Chemical Biological Incident
Marines and Sailors of the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force participate in Exercise Scarlet Response at Guardian Centers in Perry, Ga., July 21. CBIRF personnel are tra... More
A crew of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, assigned to 2nd
A crew of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, from Fort Carson, Colo., lowers a Bambi Bucket into a local river during Vibrant Response 14 ... More
U.S. Army Capt. Sean Thomas, a pilot assigned to Bravo
U.S. Army Capt. Sean Thomas, a pilot assigned to Bravo Company, 2-4 General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), listens for mission plans before takeoff during exercise Vibrant Response 14 at Camp Atterbury, Ind... More
U.S. Army Gen. Dan Allyn, right, the commanding general
U.S. Army Gen. Dan Allyn, right, the commanding general of U.S. Army Forces Command, is greeted by Maj. Gen. William F. Roy, the commanding general of Joint Task Force - Civil Support, at the beginning of a vis... More
Fighting fire from above
A CH-47 Chinook from B Company, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment uses a Bambi Bucket system to put out a simulated fire at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center during exercise Vibrant ... More
Sgt. Carlos Gonzales, broadcast journalist, 7th Mobile
Sgt. Carlos Gonzales, broadcast journalist, 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Fort Hood, Texas, operates radio station equipment on Mascatatuck Radio during Vibrant Response ‘14 exercise, July 21. Carlos a... More
A disaster live-find dog assigned to Federal Emergency
A disaster live-find dog assigned to Federal Emergency Management Agency Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 1 searches through rubble during exercise Vibrant Response 14 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, In... More
Marines and Sailors of the Chemical Biological Incident
Marines and Sailors of the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force participate in Exercise Scarlet Response at Guardian Centers in Perry, Ga., July 21. CBIRF personnel are tra... More
A crew of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, assigned to 2nd
A crew of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, from Fort Carson, Colo., drops water from a Bambi Bucket during Vibrant Response 14 at the Mu... More
Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command Gen. Daniel
Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command Gen. Daniel B. Allyn addresses Soldiers attending the Vibrant Response 14 exercise here July 22, 2014. Vibrant Response is a major field training exercise conducted ... More
A soldier from the 293rd Military Police Company drags
A soldier from the 293rd Military Police Company drags a simulated casualty to a treatment area during exercise Vibrant Response '14 July 26. Medical staff from the 293rd is on standby to treat any and all inco... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Suiters, a flight engineer
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Suiters, a flight engineer assigned to Bravo Company, 2-4 General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), checks a CH-47F Chinnook before flight during exercise Vibrant Response 14 at Ca... More
Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command Gen. Daniel
Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command Gen. Daniel B. Allyn (left) tours the Vibrant Response 14 control cell with Lt. Gen. Perry L. Wiggins (center) and Col. David Imhof (right) here July 22, 2014, at Ca... More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kekila Keuma, a pilot
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kekila Keuma, a pilot assigned to Bravo Company, 2-4 General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), conducts a pre-flight check on a CH-47F Chinook before takeoff during exercise V... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Greg Cerny, an aerial
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Greg Cerny, an aerial combat broadcaster assigned to the 1st Combat Camera Squadron, documents aerial footage during exercise Vibrant Response 14 at Camp Atterbury, Ind., July 22, 2... More
A technician from Indiana Task Force One directs a
A technician from Indiana Task Force One directs a Micro Tactical Ground Robot with the handheld computer as it searches a collapsed structure to search for survivors during Vibrant Response '14 July 25. Indian... More
Marines and Sailors of the Chemical Biological Incident
Marines and Sailors of the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force participate in Exercise Scarlet Response at Guardian Centers in Perry, Ga., July 21. CBIRF personnel are tra... More
Sgt. Greg Buehring, a crew chief with A Company, 5th
Sgt. Greg Buehring, a crew chief with A Company, 5th Battalion of the 159th Aviation Regiment, Clearwater, Fla., installs the command mount for the Airborne, Radiation, Detection, Identification and Measurement... More
Members of the exercise command cell at Vibrant Response
Members of the exercise command cell at Vibrant Response '14 brief Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command Gen. Daniel B. Allyn (second from left) about the exercise here July 22, 2014. Vibrant Response is... More
A UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter crew, assigned to 2nd
A UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter crew, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, from Fort Carson, Colo., takes off from a landing zone during Vibrant Response 14 at the Muscat... More
Engineers from 2nd Platoon, 60th Engineer Company,
Engineers from 2nd Platoon, 60th Engineer Company, 11 Engineer Battalion check a trap door for injured personnel during an urban search and rescue mission for Vibrant Response '14. 2/60th ENG was tasked with se... More
Members of the Indiana Urban Search & Rescue Task Force
Members of the Indiana Urban Search & Rescue Task Force 1 search for survivors within an irradiated hospital located on the Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex, Indiana, during Vibrant Response, July 22, 2014. V... More
A U.S. Army CH-47F Chinook sits on the flight line
A U.S. Army CH-47F Chinook sits on the flight line during exercise Vibrant Response 14 at Camp Atterbury, Ind., July 22, 2014. Vibrant Response is a Defense Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Respo... More
U.S. Army Soldiers attached to Joint Task Force - Civil
U.S. Army Soldiers attached to Joint Task Force - Civil Support egress an improvised helicopter landing zone after loading a simulated casualty onto a UH-60 Black Hawk during exercise Vibrant Response 14 at Mus... More
Soldiers evacuate injured civilians stranded around
Soldiers evacuate injured civilians stranded around a building containing toxic industrial chemicals during Vibrant Response, a training exercise held at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex, Ind., July 23, 2... More
Sgt. Tyler Hagan, Spc. Zachary Rudolph, and Pfc. Larry
Sgt. Tyler Hagan, Spc. Zachary Rudolph, and Pfc. Larry Litton, military policemen with the 384th Military Police Company, Indiana National Guard Response Force, out of Bloomington, Ind. carry a simulated injure... More
Soldiers train for rescue in HAZMAT conditions
Sgt. Gretchen Martinez and Pvt. Joshua Spearman, from the 92nd Chemical Company of Fort Stewart, Ga., enter the subway in their Level A HAZMAT suits during Vibrant Response '14 July 25. Soldiers from the 92nd C... More
Medics from the 293rd Military Police Company treat
Medics from the 293rd Military Police Company treat a simulated casualty after its extraction from a nearby structure during exercise Vibrant Response '14 July 26th. Medical staff is an essential part of estab... More
Sgt. Greg Buehring, a crew chief with A Company, 5th
Sgt. Greg Buehring, a crew chief with A Company, 5th Battalion of the 159th Aviation Regiment, runs wires for the camera mounter on the nose of his crew's UH-60L Black Hawk for the Airborne, Radiation, Detectio... More
U.S. Army Gen. Dan Allyn, right, the commanding general
U.S. Army Gen. Dan Allyn, right, the commanding general of U.S. Army Forces Command, speaks with Maj. Gen. William F. Roy, the commanding general of Joint Task Force - Civil Support, during a visit to Camp Atte... More
Capt. Richard Daughtry, a nuclear officer with the
Capt. Richard Daughtry, a nuclear officer with the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives Command in Aberdeen, Md., lifts a pod for the Airborne, Radiation, Detection, Identification an... More
Spc. Vanessa Colletti, 38th Headquarters Support Company,
Spc. Vanessa Colletti, 38th Headquarters Support Company, Indiana National Guard Task Force 46, looks on from the driver’s seat of a bus in Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, during the Vibrant Resp... More
An HH-47 Chinook with 4th Combat Aviation Brigade,
An HH-47 Chinook with 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, known as Task Force Aviation, attached to Joint Task Force Civil Support from Fort Eustis, Va., conducts aerial firefighting with the Bambi Bucket system at th... More
Soldiers from the 83rd Chemical Battalion, also known
Soldiers from the 83rd Chemical Battalion, also known as Task Force Operations, from Fort Stewart, Ga., conduct medical evacuations after decontamination at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center during exercise... More
Members of Indiana Task Force One breach a concrete
Members of Indiana Task Force One breach a concrete wall in a simulated collapsed parking garage during Vibrant Response '14 July 25. Task Force One uses power tools such as heavy chainsaws and pneumatic drills... More