Vibrant Response '13
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San Antonio civic and business leaders embarked on a cross-country trip Aug. 11-12 when they flew into Indiana for the unique opportunity to observe the distinctive training being conducted during Vibrant Response 13.
VR13 is a major incident exercise conducted by U.S. Northern Command and led by U.S. Army North at Camp Atterbury, the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, and 10 other training areas and airfields throughout southern Indiana and northern Kentucky.
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Answering the call for help was the Fort Knox Fire Department as it kicked off its motionless water rescue training Aug. 9 at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center.
The Fort Knox, Ky.-based firefighters took advantage of the training opportunities available during Vibrant Response 13, a major incident exercise conducted by U.S. Northern Command and led by U.S. Army North.
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In the aftermath of a simulated nuclear explosion, one of the most important tasks to perform is locating survivors, many of whom would be suffering not only from injuries but also from radiation exposure.
Such was the task for the chemical and medical Soldiers from the Alabama National Guard as they conducted night search and rescue operations Aug. 9 during Vibrant Response 13 at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Indiana.
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What would it take to bring together more than 9,000 people, from 25 states and territories, and move more than 100,000 short tons of equipment, to include helicopters, trucks, dozers, mobile labs and many more specialized pieces?
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When Mike “Caveman” Spina was a teenager growing up in the late 1960s, the resident of Seymour, Ind., wanted to join the military and serve his country. However, after being classified “unfit for military
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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
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Alabama Guardsmen, clad in protective masks and carrying stretchers, rushed into a “danger” area here Aug. 8 after a “nuclear attack” to provide lifesaving and life-sustaining
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Planners with U.S. Army North’s Task Force 51 work through Vibrant Response 13. Vibrant Response 13 is a major incident exercise conducted by U.S. Northern Command and led by U.S. Army North from July 26-Aug. 13. Units from 25 states and territories are participating in more than 200 live events at 50 venues throughout southern Indiana and northern Kentucky.
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The business and county leaders said they truly looked forward to the July 26 kickoff of Vibrant Response 13, which is projected to infuse an estimated $6.5 million of business into the surrounding communities. VR13 is a U.S. Northern Command major incident exercise, led by U.S. Army North, which brings together more than 9,000 service members and civilian employees to face the daunting task of providing aid to their fellow Americans in the aftermath of a simulated 10-kiloton nuclear detonation in a major Midwestern city.
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Indiana National Guardsmen from Companies A and B, 2nd Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment, 38th Infantry Division, Indiana National Guard, conducting an evacuation training mission on Aug. 7 at MUTC as part of their annual training requirements during Vibrant Response 13, a major incident exercise conducted by U.S. Northern Command and led by U.S. Army North. Army North observer controllers and civilian role players assisted the infantry Soldiers with their training to make it more realistic.
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The unthinkable happened: a (simulated) 3,000 lb. radiological dispersal devise exploded at a train station in a major Midwestern city. Within hours, reports indicated two additional radiological devises, as well as a possible nuclear device, also detonated within the city. Within minutes of the incident, the Federal Emergency Management Agency began the process of responding to the crisis; and soon after, an Army North defense coordinating element kicked into high gear as it prepared to help coordinate for Department of Defense assistance.
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Service members assigned to Joint Task Force – Civil Support worked to provide relief and support for displaced civilians days after a simulated nuclear-blast attack. Combat medics and military policemen supported local civilian authorities by providing food, water and medical care at a soccer stadium located on the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., Aug. 2 during Vibrant Response 13, a major incident exercise conducted by U.S. Northern Command and led by U.S. Army North.
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U.S. Army North and First Army have teamed up to train and mentor more than 9,000 service members and civilians in responding to natural or man-made disasters in a major incident exercise from July 26-Aug. 13 in locations throughout southern Indiana and northern Kentucky.
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A small team of Soldiers, Airmen, FBI agents and scientists set up a forward operating base near the hot-zone and start collecting samples to be rushed off to national laboratories to be analyzed to help track the nuclear device to those responsible. That is the training scenario for Prominent Hunt 12, a smaller exercise within Vibrant Response 13, a major incident exercise conducted by U.S. Northern Command and led by U.S. Army North.
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While most members of the military are lauded as defenders of freedom and protectors of the nation, one unit with U.S. Army North takes the title literally as one of the first responders to catastrophic incidents – both natural and man-made – within North America.U.S. Army North’s Task Force 51, based at Fort Sam Houston, will serve as an integral part of Vibrant Response 13, the largest Department of Defense exercise of this type to date.
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More than 9,000 service members and civilians from across the United States came to Indiana and northern Kentucky to participate in 200 separate training events at 50 different places during Vibrant Response 13. The 19-day major incident response exercise brings together local, state and federal agencies, including Department of Defense resources; it is conducted by U.S. Northern Command and led by U.S. Army North.
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Army North members work with role-playing civilians from as far away as Michigan and Texas to create realistic training scenarios involving “sick” and “injured” civilians for the thousands of service members in Indiana for Vibrant Response 13, a major incident exercise conducted by U.S. Northern Command and led by U.S. Army North.
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The U.S. Marine Corps Chemical, Biological Incident Response Force continues to search for (simulated) displaced and trapped civilians in need of decontamination and medical care July 29 as part of Vibrant Response 13, a major incident exercise conducted by U.S. Northern Command and led by U.S. Army North. The exercise challenged the seasoned Marine Corps' force – as well as Army North's Exercise Control Forward.
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Soldiers from the 272nd Military Police Company, out of Fort Polk, La., assists “victims” of a simulated nuclear detonation July 29 at the Vibrant Response 13 exercise at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Southern Indiana.
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Search and Extraction team members from Tarlton, Ohio, clear away rubble, pull survivors to safety and stabilize a building to breach and extract those trapped inside July 27 as part of a major incident exercise. The search and extraction team is part of the Ohio National Guard’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Enhanced Response Force Packageparticipating in Vibrant Response 13, an exercise conducted by U.S. Northern Command and led by U.S. Army North.
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Service members assigned to the 811th Engineer Company, an Ohio National Guard unit out of Tarlton, showcased their search and evacuation skills July 26 at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., during the Vibrant Response 13 field training exercise. Soldiers and Airmen treated and evacuated casualties from a simulated nuclear-contaminated area during the training exercise, which is conducted by U.S. Northern Command and led by U.S. Army North.
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Weapons of Mass Destruction – Civil Support Teams conduct assessments as part of Vibrant Response 13, a major incident exercise conducted by U.S. Northern Command and led by U.S. Army North. More than 9,000 service members and civilians are taking part in the exercise from July 25-Aug. 13 at the unique disaster training area at Muscatatuck and 10 other training areas and airfields in southern Indiana and northern Kentucky.
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With less than 24 hours until the notional detonation of a 10-kiloton nuclear device in a major Midwestern city, military exercise specialists were putting the final touches on a national catastrophic incident exercise that will test more than 9,000 service members and civilians in 11 training locations and airfields spread across 5,000 square miles in southern Indiana and northern Kentucky.
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United States Army North is poised to conduct the largest confirmation exercise to date for 9,000 members of the Defense Department’s chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear response force in and around Camp Atterbury, Ind. Exercise Vibrant Response 2013 begins July 25 and will confirm the ability of the three dedicated federal military task forces to organize and employ life-saving and life-sustaining capabilities following a catastrophic CBRN incident.
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