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U.S. and German forces conduct a resupply convoy during exercise Swift Response 15 at the U.S. ArmyÕs Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Aug. 27, 2015. The purpose of the exercise is to conduct joint and combined training events in order to evaluate brigade and battalion level execution of strategic out-load in conjunction with Allied Partner nations through an intermediate staging base. Swift Response 15 is the U.S. ArmyÕs largest combined airborne training event in Europe since the end of the Cold War. More than 4,800 service members from 11 NATO nations- including Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States- will take part in the exercise on training areas in Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, and Romania, Aug. 17- Sept. 13, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Alexandra Hulett/Released)
North West Ambulance Service. Nissan Navara, HF58 HXP, Incident Response Unit (IRU) of the Hazardous Area Response Team (HART).
Essex Police Armed Response Unit seen at Colchester General Hospital.
Thanks to the very nice armed officer who let me take the pictures.
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Members with Maritime Security Response Team West fast rope from a Sector San Diego MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter onto the flight deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) off the coast of San Diego, March 29, 2023. Fast roping training allows crews to maintain proficiency at boarding vessel in a variety of sea conditions in a controlled environment. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor Bacon)
130731-N-KE519-030 SHOALWATER BAY, Australia (July 31, 2013) - Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Dylan Andrews, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, performs routine maintenance on a landing craft air cushion (LCAC) while Marines embark forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is the flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, and with the embarked 31st MEU, is participating in Talisman Saber, a biennial exercise that enhances multilateral collaboration between U.S. and Australian forces for future combined operations, humanitarian assistance and natural disaster response. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Edward Guttierrez III/RELEASED)
Cheshire Constabulary
Dept: Chester LPU
Roof Code: N/A
Role: Incident Response Vehicle
Make: Peugeot 308
Station: Blacon
Just a normal Thursday night in the southside of Glasgow. Armed response police in the flat on the other side of the road.
Strathclyde Police were merged into the new Police service of Scotland on the 1st of April 2013.
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Warrior Response tests capabilities, builds partnership
By Rick Scavetta, U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – Simulated chaos at U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz, forced U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force and German first responders to react to scenarios of car bombs, hostage-taking gunmen and a suspected chemical attack.
Dubbed Warrior Response 15, the daylong training event took place Sept. 24 on Pulaski Barracks, Ramstein Air base and Smith Barracks in Baumholder. Extra security measures were put into place at all Army and Air Force installations in the area, as responders set to work.
The exercise tested U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz’s command and control capabilities during simulated terrorist attacks. That response included German Polizei and U.S. Air Force security forces, plus employing the U.S. Army Reserve’s 773rd Civil Support Team, a unique 7th Civil Support Command unit that responds to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear events.
“Protecting military members and their families is our top priority,” said Col. G. Shawn Wells Jr., the garrison commander. “Training together with the Air Force, our German neighbors and the local Army Reserve unit is essential, because this is how we would respond to an actual emergency.”
During the scenario, a simulated explosion occurred at Pulaski’s entrance. As first responders from the U.S. Air Force 86th Airlift Wing and local German authorities joined garrison security and emergency personnel at the scene, the situation developed as a shooter nearby took hostages. Meanwhile, in Baumholder, a simulated contaminant was found at the post office.
“A key element of this training is building the alliance in partnership with our German emergency response professionals,” Wells said. “This exercise was also a great leadership development opportunity.”
U.S. and German forces established security as emergency service workers responded. Then word of a hostage scenario nearby forced leaders to broaden their focus toward a second hostile threat. In Baumholder, the 773rd survey team set up their gear in the post exchange parking lot, awaiting word from garrison firefighters to move forward.
Covered in protective gear, the 773rd survey team determines what the hazard is and collects a sample for further analysis, said Capt. Jon Underberg, 35, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, who leads the survey team. As part of a premiere 7th Civil Support Command unit, 773rd Soldiers are also key players in U.S. Army Europe’s outreach to partner nations. But team is committed to supporting U.S. garrisons overseas, Underberg said.
“The garrison is our primary focus. We have to be able to, at any moment, load out and respond,” Underberg said
While the Reserve Soldiers often work with local garrison staff, there are always new people to meet as Soldiers and civilians rotate into local units. Training strengthens the bonds that would be needed in a real emergency
“This training helps us build those connections and maintain the relationships that we already have,” Underberg said.
Training in Germany is sort of a homecoming for Staff Sgt. Adrian Sherfield, a full-time Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 773rd. Born in Germany, Sherfield, 33, of Cedartown, Georgia, returned this summer.
At his last unit, Sherfield did mostly administrative tasks. Taking part in Warrior Response 15, Sherfield was exposed to greater responsibilities, empowering a junior leader as suggested in U.S. Army Europe’s five pillars of Strong Europe.
“For me it’s good experience,” Sherfield said. “I’m glad to have this exercise under my belt.”
Photos by Staff Sgt. Warren Wright, 21st TSC PAO, Ignacio Rubalcava, U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz and Rick Scavetta, U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz
CBP Air and Marine Operations agents conduct search and rescue operations in Abaco Island and Marsh Harbour Bahamas on Sept. 5, 2019. The islands were devastated by Hurricane Dorian. CBP Photo Kris Grogan
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A Spanish paratrooper packs his gear after jumping in to the Grafenwoehr Training Area (Germany) during exercise Swift Response 15, Aug. 24, 2015.Swift Response 15 is the U.S. Army’s largest combined airborne training event in Europe since the end of the Cold War. More than 4,800 service members from 11 NATO nations – including Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States – will take part in the exercise on training areas in Bulgaria, Germany, Italy and Romania, Aug. 17-Sept. 13, 2015. Swift Response 15 is designed to integrate multiple Allied nations’ crisis response forces into a cohesive team and demonstrate the combined ability to rapidly deploy and operate in support of maintaining a strong and secure Europe. To learn more about Swift Response, visit the U.S. Army Europe homepage at www.eur.army.mil. (U.S. Army Photo)
A military tactical vehicle prepares to engage it's target during Exercise Swift Response. The exercise is one of the premier military crisis response training events for multi-national airborne forces in the world. The exercise is designed to enhance the readiness of the combat core of the U.S. Global Response Force-currently the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team-to conduct rapid-response, joint-forcible entry and follow-on operations alongside Allied high-readiness forces in Europe. Swift Response 16 includes more than 5,000 Soldiers and Airmen from Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britian, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and the United States and takes place in Poland and Germany, May 27-June 26, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Jason Johnston/Released)
Soldiers and Airmen of the Massachusetts National Guard muster on the Boston Common to receive orders for a coordinated response in support of civilian authorities in the wake of the marathon bombings here, April 15 2013. Some of the more than 400 Guardsmen on hand to keep portions of the route clear for runners were among the first to respond to the explosions in Boston. (U.S. Army photo by Cadet Matthew Feehan, Massachusetts National Guard Public Affairs)
Military tactical vehicles prepare to engage their target during Exercise Swift Response. The exercise is one of the premier military crisis response training events for multi-national airborne forces in the world. The exercise is designed to enhance the readiness of the combat core of the U.S. Global Response Force-currently the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team-to conduct rapid-response, joint-forcible entry and follow-on operations alongside Allied high-readiness forces in Europe. Swift Response 16 includes more than 5,000 Soldiers and Airmen from Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britian, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and the United States and takes place in Poland and Germany, May 27-June 26, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Jason Johnston/Released)
AUSTIN, Texas - President Donald J. Trump, First Lady of the United States Melania Trump Governor Greg Abbott of Texas, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke, and Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long meet with personnel working at the Emergency Operations Center in Austin, Texas, Aug. 29, 2017. President Trump and Administrator Long thanked personnel at the center for their hard work in response to Hurricane Harvey. Official DHS photo by Barry Bahler.
Members of the Domestic Response Company (DRC), Reservists drawn from 38, 39, and 41 Canadian Brigade Groups in Western Canada, conduct Type 3 Firefighting under the supervision of the British Columbia (BC) Wildfire Service at the Flat Lake Fire near 100 Mile House, BC on 18 August 2021.
Photo by: Sailor 1st Class Victoria Ioganov, MARPAC Imaging Services
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Des membres de la Compagnie d’intervention nationale (CIN) et des réservistes provenant des 38e, 39e et 41e Groupes-brigades du Canada de l’Ouest canadien procèdent à des opérations de lutte contre les incendies de type 3 sous la supervision des services de lutte contre les feux de forêt de la Colombie Britannique (C. B.) lors de l’incendie à Flat Lake, près de 100 Mile House, en C. B., au cours de l’opération LENTUS, le 18 août 2021.
Photo : Matelot de 1re classe Victoria Ioganov, Services d’imagerie des FMAR(P)
Exercise PRECISE RESPONSE, is an annual chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) exercise hosted by Defence Research and Development Canada at Canadian Forces Base Suffield where the Canadian Armed Forces along with NATO allies and partner Nations can practice essential CBRN defence skills in a multinational training environment.
Military tactical vehicles prepare to engage their target during Exercise Swift Response. The exercise is one of the premier military crisis response training events for multi-national airborne forces in the world. The exercise is designed to enhance the readiness of the combat core of the U.S. Global Response Force-currently the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team-to conduct rapid-response, joint-forcible entry and follow-on operations alongside Allied high-readiness forces in Europe. Swift Response 16 includes more than 5,000 Soldiers and Airmen from Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britian, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and the United States and takes place in Poland and Germany, May 27-June 26, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Jason Johnston/Released)
Exercise PRECISE RESPONSE, is an annual chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) exercise hosted by Defence Research and Development Canada at Canadian Forces Base Suffield where the Canadian Armed Forces along with NATO allies and partner Nations can practice essential CBRN defence skills in a multinational training environment.