SAINT ALBANS, WV - From June 1 - 9, ATS assisted with the FEMA Region X Homeland Response Force (HRF) External Evaluation exercise. An HRF is a regionally aligned Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) asset established to support and enhance local, state, and federal emergency managers in response to natural, man-made, or terrorist-initiated CBRN disasters and additional hazards that result in a response under the National Incident Management System (NIMS) construct.  The Region X HRF was one

SPOKANE, WA - From June 7 - 8, ATS assisted with the VIGILIANT GUARD Washington event at Fairchild Air Force Base. The primary purpose of this exercise was to execute Continuity of Operations and Continuity of Government tasks, facilitate multi-component/multi-agency force flow from eastern Washington into the Cascadia Subduction Zone response, and establish a Common Operational Picture in the Joint Operations Center. The event consisted of a one-day table-top exercise and a half-day staff exercise, both facilitated by

SALEM, OR - From June 9 - 12, ATS assisted with VIBRANT RESPONSE Oregon, an event meant to test the Oregon National Guard’s Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake response plan. The focal point of this exercise was on the devolution of command from the 173rd Fighter Wing in Klamath Falls, OR, back to the Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ) once the JFHQ had reconstituted itself. The scenario began with a massive 9+M earthquake off the coasts off Washington, Oregon and

FORT BELVOIR, VA - On June 8, ATS successfully designed and supported a critical training exercise for the U.S. Army Garrison (USAG) at Fort Belvoir in Virginia. ATS facilitated the Full-Scale Exercise (FSE) as part of the Installation Management Command (IMCOM) Military Installation Exercise Program. The FSE encompassed a simulated 6.8 magnitude earthquake designed to test the Garrison’s response and recovery mission areas at multiple incident locations across the base.  ATS initiated constraint-focused exercise conditions for Fort Belvoir’s