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Students and staff from Hartlepool College of Further Education played a major part in one of the largest emergency services training exercises to be held in the north east for many years.
Exercise “Sandpiper” was designed to test the response of police, ambulance and fire services in the event of an “active shooter” scenario, where public safety is endangered by a gunman or gunmen. Although such incidents have recently been highlighted by events in Australia and France, Sandpiper was actually conceived over a year ago
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THE biggest live exercise of its kind ever held in Greater Manchester – Exercise Triton II – came to an end this morning (Friday, July 16, 2016) after months of intense planning.
Around 36 organisations across the region and nationally have been taking part in this major emergency planning exercise which saw dozens of emergency vehicles at sites across Greater Manchester and Chinook helicopters flying across the skies.
The complex scenario used was designed to test how local authorities, emergency services and other partners are equipped to tackle a major emergency working together.
Participating ‘players’ also included the military, government, health and utility companies, as well as voluntary agencies.
The exercise started on Monday, July 11, 2016, with ‘warnings’ from the Met Office regarding adverse weather and from the Environment Agency about the growing risk of regional flooding.
The emergency services, including Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS), and partners put procedures in place to ensure that where possible properties and critical infrastructure were protected and the public were warned. This theme was carried on through Tuesday, July 12 and Wednesday, July 13, 2016.
To ensure that both players and plans were tested to their full, a dramatic scenario developed on Thursday, July 14, whereby the bank on the Dove Stone Reservoir in Oldham was breached and water cascaded through a number of boroughs within Greater Manchester.
This meant that evacuation procedures had to be put in place and rest centres set up. Later in the day, a coach ploughed into the River Tame in a mock crash and a full-scale search and rescue operation was carried out.
Paul Argyle, GMFRS’ Deputy County Fire Officer and Chair of Greater Manchester Resilience Forum, said: “Exercise Triton II was a hugely complex emergency planning exercise and I would like to thank all of the agencies that have taken part this week.
"This was a very detailed scenario which had impacts across every part of the region and necessitated a full range of partners taking part.
"The scale of the destruction and chaos in the exercise was deliberately designed to test the region at full stretch.
"We have to do this to ensure we are well prepared to deal with any future real-life event or disaster that might occur – and it is also invaluable that those taking part got the chance to practise essential response skills that would be used during a major incident like this.
"I would particularly like to thank all the volunteers who took part in this exercise. The patience and understanding of local residents and communities on Thursday (as response plans went into effect at 'live' sites) was also greatly appreciated.
“All players have now been 'stood down'. Our next task is to evaluate how the exercise went, step by step. We will want to find out what worked well and crucially to identify and learn any lessons that could help us in the future in real-life situations. I would like to point out that incidents as extreme as this are highly unlikely, but ensuring we practice our response means that we are ready to respond to a variety of scenarios."
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Soldiers from Charlie Company load onto a Royal Canadian Air Force Chinook helicopter (CH-147F) at the end of Exercise SPARTAN STRIKE on 11 May 2015.
Exercise SPARTAN STRIKE was an air assault and mountain training exercise involving soldiers from 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Charlie Company (C Coy) air support from 450/410 Tactical Helicopter Squadron and support staff from 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group. Soldiers from C Coy traveled over 46 Kilometers in mountainous terrain in a 4 day period. Exercise SPARTAN STRIKE took place from 3 to 11 May 2015 near Nordegg, Alberta, in the Rocky Mountains.
Photography by Robert Schwartz
3 CDSB Edmonton
Le 11 mai 2015, à la fin de l’exercice SPARTAN STRIKE, des membres de la compagnie Charlie montent à bord d’un hélicoptère Chinook (CH147F) de l’Aviation royale du Canada.
SPARTAN STRIKE était un exercice d’assaut aérien et d’entraînement en montagne auquel participaient des militaires du 3e Bataillon, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, l’appui aérien de la compagnie Charlie (Cie C) du 450e et 410e Escadron tactique d’hélicoptères et le personnel de soutien du 1er Groupe-brigade mécanisé du Canada. Les militaires de la Cie C ont parcouru plus de 46 kilomètres en terrain montagneux sur une période de quatre jours. L’exercice SPARTAN STRIKE s’est déroulé du 3 au 11 mai 2015, près de Nordegg, en Alberta, dans les montagnes Rocheuses.
Photo : Robert Schwartz
3 BS 3 Div CA, Edmonton
Exercise TAPIO Distinguished Visitor Day, Aug. 29, 2022 in Campo Grande, Brazil.
Airmen from the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing are participating in Exercise TÁPIO, a combined Brazilian and U.S. exercise taking place in Campo Grade, Brazil, Aug. 8-31, 2022. The U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) sponsored joint exercise scenario involves irregular warfare against a paramilitary force. Participating U.S. Air Force personnel are conducting combat search and rescue and close air support operations alongside Brazilian forces to build partnerships and interoperability and increase partner nation capacity. The New York National Guard’s partner in the State Partnership Program is Brazil. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj Michael O'Hagan, 106th Rescue Wing Public Affairs)
West Yorkshire Fire Service crews seen in action at "Exercise Limited View", a simulated incident involving a collision between trains and road vehicles on a level crossing.
After a ten day work-up on-board HMS Illustrious around the Cornish coast, the Merlin Carrier Air Group (MCAG) prepare to “Go Deep” as they sail westwards out into the Atlantic in pursuit of Submarines.
Exercise Deep Blue has so far seen the Merlin Mk 2s from Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose put through their paces in the South West Approaches, exercising and practicing before they get a sniff at a live target.
That will come as they move westwards where they expect to find UK and Dutch submarines trying to penetrate their tight anti-submarine shield around HMS Illustrious and the two Type 23 Frigates who are joining the Task Group for the exercise.
“We have nine Merlins Mk 2s onboard,” said Commander Ross Spooner, CO of 820 NAS and Commander of the MCAG. “What we anticipate to deliver throughout this exercise is protection for the Fleet. Three aircraft will be in the air at any one time, two of them on station 24 hours a day.”
The role of the Merlins is to keep the Submarines away from the Carrier. High tech sonobouys are dropped in the water at intervals to form a barrier or screen to detect the enemy.
The aircraft also has a dipping sonar to “Ping” a signal out and listen to returns should a adversary get near to the Task Group. Torpedoes and Depth Charges can then be deployed to persecute and destroy the targets.
Aircrews and Engineers work to punishing schedules to keep the momentum up. Pilots, Observers and Aircrewmen work a “Sleep – Eat – Fly – Sleep” rotation, constantly planning the next stage of the routine with little concept of the 24 hour clock.
Engineers work an eight hour watch system that allows them to carry out maintenance on the Merlins which are not in the air or waiting to go onto the flying programme, either on deck or in the Ship’s large but crowded hangar.
“The primary role of the Merlin is ASW,” (Anti-Submarine Warfare) said Lieutenant Alex Best, an Observer with 820 NAS. “Upgrades to technology on-board have made this a phenomenal aircraft that is the best Sub Hunter in the world.”
All this is a hair’s breadth away to when HMS Queen Elizabeth begins operating with the Fleet and the skills and routines practiced today will be vital to the ship’s defence.
“The day to day business of ASW is something we have always practiced,” continued CDR Ross Spooner.
“What we are doing here is refreshing the pace and tempo, getting ourselves back onto the deck with large numbers of aircraft and large numbers of people, making sure we can maintain those 24/7 operations.”
Press Release, June 17, 2014; Image: UK Navy
The San Pedro, California-based Coast Guard Cutter Terrell Horne (WPC 1131) leads an escort of a target vessel back to San Diego during a joint training exercise off the coast of San Diego, Nov. 5, 2019. Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team West personnel led a visit, board, search and seizure exercise and included teams from MSRT West, Pacific Tactical Law Enforcement Team, MSST LA/LB, National Strike Force’s Pacific Strike Team and the Coast Guard Cutter Terrell Horne who participated in the training scenarios over the course of two days. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew S. Masaschi
Leading Aircraftman Gabriel Profitt, a Fireman with No. 322 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron, manoeuvres a Panther Fire Engine on the tarmac during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011.
Mid Caption: No. 322 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron (322ECSS) manages the RAAF Tindal estate and related support services, as well as supporting permanent and visiting units on-base. The squadron comprises of fire fighting, accommodation, policing (including military working dogs), stores and warehousing, vehicle maintenance and catering sections. These sections are supporting units participating in Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011.
Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 is a biennial military exercise which combines Australian and US Maritime, land and air, forces. This exercise is a major undertaking which reflects the closeness of the Australian and US alliance and the strength of the military-military relationship.
190202-N-UY653-146..DJIBOUTI (Feb. 2, 2019) U.S. Coast Guard Chief Maritime Enforcement Specialist Sam Allen, left, provides visit, board, search and seizure training to sailors from the Comorian navy during exercise Cutlass Express 2019 in Djibouti, Feb. 2, 2019. Cutlass Express is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness and information sharing practices to increase capabilities between the U.S., East African and Western Indian Ocean nations to counter illicit maritime activity. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan U. Kledzik/Released).
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Task Force Saber was out in full force with 1st Battalion, 25th Infantry Brigade, Hungarian Defense Forces Oct. 15-16, 2015 conducting a combined live fire exercise at Bakony Combat Training Centre, Veszprem, Hungary. The two armies are wrapping up Exercise Brave Warrior, a month long training exercise that enhanced interoperability, increased operational readiness and strengthened allied relationships. (Photo by: Staff Sgt. Jennifer Bunn)
Airmen from the 108th Maintenance Squadron, 108th Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, perform a fuel tank extraction to test the procedures to extract an unconscious victim from a KC-135R Stratotanker fuel tank at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Aug. 22, 2014. The exercise involved multiple Joint Base organizations including the 108th Wing and the 87th Bio-Environmental shops, the 87th Fire Department and both the 108th and the 87th Safety Offices. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Tech. Sgt. Carl Clegg/Released)
THE biggest live exercise of its kind ever held in Greater Manchester – Exercise Triton II – came to an end this morning (Friday, July 16, 2016) after months of intense planning.
Around 36 organisations across the region and nationally have been taking part in this major emergency planning exercise which saw dozens of emergency vehicles at sites across Greater Manchester and Chinook helicopters flying across the skies.
The complex scenario used was designed to test how local authorities, emergency services and other partners are equipped to tackle a major emergency working together.
Participating ‘players’ also included the military, government, health and utility companies, as well as voluntary agencies.
The exercise started on Monday, July 11, 2016, with ‘warnings’ from the Met Office regarding adverse weather and from the Environment Agency about the growing risk of regional flooding.
The emergency services, including Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS), and partners put procedures in place to ensure that where possible properties and critical infrastructure were protected and the public were warned. This theme was carried on through Tuesday, July 12 and Wednesday, July 13, 2016.
To ensure that both players and plans were tested to their full, a dramatic scenario developed on Thursday, July 14, whereby the bank on the Dove Stone Reservoir in Oldham was breached and water cascaded through a number of boroughs within Greater Manchester.
This meant that evacuation procedures had to be put in place and rest centres set up. Later in the day, a coach ploughed into the River Tame in a mock crash and a full-scale search and rescue operation was carried out.
Paul Argyle, GMFRS’ Deputy County Fire Officer and Chair of Greater Manchester Resilience Forum, said: “Exercise Triton II was a hugely complex emergency planning exercise and I would like to thank all of the agencies that have taken part this week.
"This was a very detailed scenario which had impacts across every part of the region and necessitated a full range of partners taking part.
"The scale of the destruction and chaos in the exercise was deliberately designed to test the region at full stretch.
"We have to do this to ensure we are well prepared to deal with any future real-life event or disaster that might occur – and it is also invaluable that those taking part got the chance to practise essential response skills that would be used during a major incident like this.
"I would particularly like to thank all the volunteers who took part in this exercise. The patience and understanding of local residents and communities on Thursday (as response plans went into effect at 'live' sites) was also greatly appreciated.
“All players have now been 'stood down'. Our next task is to evaluate how the exercise went, step by step. We will want to find out what worked well and crucially to identify and learn any lessons that could help us in the future in real-life situations. I would like to point out that incidents as extreme as this are highly unlikely, but ensuring we practice our response means that we are ready to respond to a variety of scenarios."
Emergency Services exercise at Barton Locks on the Manchester Ship Canal.
November 2004.
Fire services and Ambulance service respond to an aircraft crashing and hitting a shipping vessel on the canal.
Barton Aerodrome Fire & Rescue Service. (now City Airport)
Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service.
North West Ambulance Service & EMAT team.
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exercise 102 from strobist
f/5.6, ISO 200 and shutter at 200 (I've found if it try 250 I get a black bar at the bottom of the photo). This is an overcast day, I sat him on a stool 1.5mts from the window. Strobe, 430ex set at 1/16 1.5mts away from him, low, right of camera
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Exercise Timberline
Men of E Co., 4th BG, 23 Inf (aggressor) repair a broken track on their M-59 while in the field during exercise Timberline.
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Fort Richardson, Alaska
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7.jūnijā notika militāro mācību „Saber Strike 2013” preses un viesu diena, kuras laikā Ādažu poligonā viesojās ASV vēstnieks Latvijā Marks Pekala, Nacionālo bruņoto spēku komandieris ģenerālleitnants Raimonds Graube un citas augstas Latvijas un ārvalstu amatpersonas. Viņi vēroja izvirzīšanos uz kontaktu, ko veica Latvijas karavīri.
Foto: Gatis Dieziņš, RJC
On June 7 DV and Media Day of the Joint Land Force and Air Force military exercise „Saber Strike 2013” took place in Adazi Training Area, Latvia.
The U.S. Ambassador to Latvia Mark Pekala, the Latvian National Armed Forces Commander Lieutenant General Raimonds Graube, exercise co-director Brigadier General David S. Elmo and other distinguished representatives from Latvia and foreign nations visited the exercise. They observed the movement to contact tactical operation.
Photo: Gatis Diezins, RYG
Emergency Services exercise at Barton Locks on the Manchester Ship Canal.
November 2004.
Fire services and Ambulance service respond to an aircraft crashing and hitting a shipping vessel on the canal.
Barton Aerodrome Fire & Rescue Service. (now City Airport)
Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service.
North West Ambulance Service & EMAT team.