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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."
Three CF-18 "Hornet's" come alongside a CC-150T "Polaris" to refuel just off the coast of Hawaii during the Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) on July 12, 2014.
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Exercise Timberline
L-R Maj. Gen. Ned. D. Moore, CG USARAL, Lt. Col. Nicholas Psaki, USARAL Avn officers, Col. S. Westabrook, USAF, Timberline aviation officer, talk aviation problem in the Maneuver Director Headquarters at Fort Greely.
10 Feb 63
by Maj. William Lewis
Pictorial Branch
Fort Richardson, Alaska
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U.S. Army Pvt. Michael Tigner, 348th Engineer Company, provides overwatch security for a route clearance operation during Warrior Exercise 2014 (WAREX) at Fort McCoy, Wis., March 31, 2014. WAREX is an annual training exercise that includes more than 4,500 Soldiers. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Robert Farrell/Released)
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 Great Bear
A welcome sign was made and presented to members of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry by members of the 60th Inf. at Tanacross, Alaska.
29 Jan 62
Photo by Sgt. Charles Shaw
Support Command Photo Facility
Fort Richardson
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Flap those wings to develop powerful muscles to lift your heavy body. Wingspan cane 3.5 to 4+ feet. Weight canoe 1.5 to 3+ lbs. Females are on average 15-20% larger than the males.
A 24-year old male, sitting in his wheelchair, working out. He is pushing hand weights into the air. Left view again.
1st MSC hosts mobilization readiness exercise
Camp Santiago, Salinas: Soldiers of the 1st Mission Support Command's Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment hosted a mobilization readiness exercise at Camp Santiago, P.R., 14-27 March.
During the event, HHD Soldiers completed readiness checks for over 1,000 Soldiers. Events such as this are commonly held annually to ensure that commanders can maintain their unit readiness.
"We try to do this as the units get closer to their available year in order to have them improve their overall readiness and mobilization posture in the event they get selected (for mobilization) down the road", said Gerardo Rodriguez, mobilization officer for the 1st MSC.
Rodriguez said MRXs help units maintain readiness for deployments but they also serve the individual Soldier.
"As part of the MRX ... there are different stations and one of them, one of the most important, is medical. A Soldier is completely checked and whatever cannot be fixed at this location ... the Soldier can go to a private (medical) provider and get that situation fixed and that helps them with their overall readiness",he said.
Soldiers rotate through eleven different stations in total where they are checked in by HHD Soldiers and efficiently move through the station. While the process has been refined over the years at times people still tend to get impatient.
Staff Sgt. Anaselly Ramos, logistics noncommissioned officer with the mobilization team, know the experience can be stressful but to help keep the level of frustration down she leads groups of Soldiers through stations when she sees openings. While each group of Soldiers is instructed to follow the schedule given to them for the MRX, Ramos' method keeps things moving along too.
Keeping track of the entire flow of Soldier traffic is a system called the mobilization plan data viewer.
"It shows all the stations and actually it runs the SRP (MRX) completely", said Spc. Hector Rodriguez, from Bayamon.
"It's tracking each Soldier by station ... you can see how many have completed (the stations) and how many have not",added Rodriguez, who is assigned to the 311th Quartermaster Company.
While the process can be tedious for the Soldiers going from station to station, one Soldier working at the medical readiness station found the MRX to be an opportunity to challenge herself by practicing her public speaking skills.
Spc. Jenniffer Gonzalez Diaz, a traffic management coordinator, who's primary language is Spanish, began giving the medical station briefings to many groups of Soldiers. Gonzalez admits that speaking English is not one of her strengths but her determination brought her recognition among her peers and even the Commanding General of the 1st MSC Brig. Gen. Fernando Fernandez.
"They gave me the opportunity to participate in this activity so I can ... help them in the system with the Soldiers, and I practiced a lot my English",said Gonzalez.
As a member of the the 390th Seaport Company, in Ceiba, Gonzalez recognizes the importance of refining her English language skills. When given the opportunity to refine her abilities when she signed up for the Army, Gonzalez participated in English language courses.
"I improved my English, I practiced my English when I took the class but I knew a little bit of the language because we are Puerto Rico and we are bilingual so we took classes when we started in (grade) school", said Gonzalez.
Gonzalez knows this isn't the only challenge she'll have to overcome in her military career, which is why she stays motivated and maintains a positive attitude.
"The important thing for me is to show people that you are trying, don't get upset, don't get mad if someone corrects you because they are helping you",she said. "If you don't know, ask, so you can learn ... the stuff you learn nobody can take away."
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Exercise Timberline
Aerial photo of the General Support Group located near the Maneuver Director Headquarters on Fort Greely, Alaska.
19 Feb 63
by Sp4 Kenneth Puckett
Pictorial Branch
Fort Richardson, Alaska
AP72
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Exercise Timberline
Aerial photo of the General Support Group located near the Maneuver Director Headquarters on Fort Greely, Alaska.
19 Feb 63
by Sp4 Kenneth Puckett
Pictorial Branch
Fort Richardson, Alaska
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ROYAL AIR FORCE MOLESWORTH, United Kingdom – Members of the 423rd Civil Engineer Squadron fire department stabilize the “passenger” of a car at a simulated traffic accident here Dec. 10. The 423rd Security Forces Squadron and 423rd CES fire department conducted the vehicle extrication and field sobriety test exercise at the intersection of 358th and 359th streets as a reminder to remain safe throughout the holiday and winter seasons. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Stives)
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Sergeant Sheldon Hawman a member of the support staff for Exercise SPARTAN STRIKE relaxes while waiting for the arrival of the Chinook Helicopters.
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 sergent Sheldon Hawman, membre du personnel de soutien pour l’exercice SPARTAN STRIKE, se détend en attendant l’arrivée des hélicoptères Chinook.
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
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Exercise Great Bear
Members of Headquarters Company, 2nd BG, 60th Inf.., convert an M-59 CP from a basic frame at Tanacross, Alaska.
29 Jan 62
Photo by Sgt. Charles Shaw
Support Command Photo Facility
Fort Richardson
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140721-N-UN830-013 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 21, 2014) – The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) is participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from June 26 to Aug. 1, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Joseph Pfaff/Released)
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Burwash, On, Canada.
24 November 2012.
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Soldiers from 33 Canadian Brigade Group Prepare them kit for exercise NORTHERN ALLIANCE. .
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Exercise NORTHERN ALLIANCE is an infantry dismounted offensive training event taking place in Burwash ON., 23-25 November 2012, which is focusing on battle task standards individual soldier skills, planning procedures and command post drills. Approximately 200 soldiers from across The Algonquin Regiment (Alg R), The 2nd Battalion Irish Regiment of Canada (2IR RC), and The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (RHLI) are conducting joint operations while members of The 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (3RCR) act as opposing forces during the exercise which will conclude with a culminating joint operation at company level. .
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The units involved in this exercise are spread across 31 and 33 Canadian Brigade Group as well as 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group. .
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Photographer : Pte Ariane Montambeault.
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Liverpool PCT and Liverpool City Council funded exercise equipment in parks, which is specifically designed to help people over the age of 50 become more active
Crew members aboard HMCS BRANDON prepare to lower an underwater self-propelled drone used to conduct surface scans of the ocean floor in the area of Juneau, Alaska during Exercise ARCTIC EDGE 2022 on March 8, 2022.
Please credit: Master Sailor Dan Bard Canadian Forces Combat Camera, Canadian Armed Forces photo