{"id":228719,"date":"2024-07-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=228719"},"modified":"2024-07-19T06:21:39","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T06:21:39","slug":"weapons-of-mass-destruction-exercise-tests-interoperability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=228719","title":{"rendered":"Weapons of Mass Destruction Exercise Tests Interoperability"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Daniel F. Billingsley, communications chief, 33rd Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team, tests radio transmissions during a training exercise in Lihue, Hawaii, June 7, 2024. The exercise included military and civilian response partners to better integrate capabilities when disaster strikes. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. James P. Hargraves)
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LIHUE, Hawaii \u2013 Members of the 33rd Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team tested interoperability during a weapons of mass destruction exercise with the Kaua\u2019i Emergency Management Agency, the Hawaii National Guard, and a half dozen other integrated CST teams and CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Packages.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese types of training events allow CST members to better prepare for rapid deployment of personnel and equipment in support of a national event across all 54 states and territories,\u201d said U.S. Army Maj. Keith Hapenney, commander, 33rd WMD-CST, District of Columbia National Guard.<\/p>\n

\u201cCoordinating exercise activities of this magnitude stress logistical management of personnel, equipment and on-ground support,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Hawaii National Guard\u2019s full-scale weapons of mass destruction exercise spanned four counties. National Guardsmen identified hazards, assessed current and projected consequences, advised on response measures, and assisted with appropriate requests for additional support.<\/p>\n

\u201cCST personnel must plan for an all-hazards approach to the three pillars of support: site reconnaissance, site characterization and sampling while coordinating non-standard means of moving the support package required to integrate into ongoing operations,\u201d Hapenney said.<\/p>\n

An exercise of this magnitude proves useful for dealing with hazardous materials incidents and events that require coordination between multiple agencies and disciplines and interoperable communications. It also positions military and civilian response partners to learn different processes and how different agencies interact to better integrate capabilities when disaster strikes.<\/p>\n

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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Daniel F. Billingsley, communications chief, 33rd Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team, tests radio transmissions during a training exercise in Lihue, Hawaii, June 7, 2024. The exercise included military and civilian response partners to better integrate capabilities when disaster strikes. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. James P. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":228721,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-228719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=228719"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228719\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":228722,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228719\/revisions\/228722"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/228721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=228719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=228719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=228719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}