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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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Master Corporal Graham Townsend, 35 Field Ambulance, talks to school children about some of the supplies and equipment used during a field exercise during a community event held in North West River, Labrador on March 8, 2017 during Exercise NORHTERN SOJOURN.
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Photo by MCpl Krista Blizzard/5 Wing Public Affairs.
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Exercise in lighting with one 300 w studio light, reflector and a speedlight on some shots.
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."
Members from 3 Royal Australian Regiment jump from a 36 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force C130H Hercules as part of Exercise KAPYONG WARRIOR..
Exercise KAPYONG WARRIOR is an annual exercise to mount and insert, via parachute, an Airborne Combat Team. The Airborne Combat Team consists of a normal light Infantry Company from 3 RAR, with its artillery, signals and logistic attachments. The exercise begins with a parachute insertion into a training area, traditionally Singleton, followed by progressive training from blank fire and culminating in a company live fire attack, supported by artillery and Close Air Support (CAS). .
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One of the objectives for Exercise KAPYONG WARRIOR 2005 was to test the procedures that will be used for the deployment of the Airborne Battle Group (ABG) during Exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2005. Not only does Exercise KAPYONG WARRIOR test the soldiers, but it also tests the mounting procedures of both 3 RAR and RAAF Richmond, further developing and consolidating the joint nature of the ADF parachute capability..
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What: Exercise Kapyong Warrior Parachuting over Singleton Army Range by 3 Royal Australian Regiment.
Where: Singleton Army Training area, NSW.
Why: Exercise Kapyong Warrior.
Date: 6 May 05.
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Exercise Atlantic Express 1976 saw Hermes disembark 45 Commando at Narvik in Norway.
HMS Hermes had the role of Red force in the exercise which was followed by a full amphibious landing.
Hermes was embarked with 16 Westland Wessex V Helicopters of 845 Squadron and 4 Westland Sea King HAS1 Helicopters of 814 Squadron.
CLARK AIR BASE, Republic of the Philippines – Capt. William Oren, front left, familiarizes members of the Philippine Air Force with the Super Cobra before a flight during Balikatan, here May 12, 2014. Senior service members of the PAF rode in the front seat of the Cobra to compare how Marines conduct flight operations versus themselves. Balikatan, in its 30th iteration, is a bilateral exercise between the U.S. and the Republic of the Philippines and aims at building both nations interoperability during joint planning, contingency, humanitarian and disaster relief operations. Oren is an AH-1W attack pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing under the Unit Deployment Program. The PAF service members are McDonnell Douglas 520 Military Gunship pilots with the 18th Attack Squadron, 15th Strike Wing. The Super Cobra is with HMLA-469, MAG-12, 1st MAW. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Abbey M. Perria/Released)
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 COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT 17, which took place at 4th Canadian Division Support Base Petawawa from 19 to 22 September, provided an opportunity for Canadian Army stakeholders and civilian leaders to experience a personal and in-depth understanding of Canadian Army capabilities, equipment as well as the professionalism and skill of Canadian soldiers.
Photo By: Pte Thomas Lee, Garrison Imaging Petawawa
L’exercice COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT 2017, qui s’est tenu à la Base de soutien de la 4e Division du Canada Petawawa, du 19 au 22 septembre, a procuré à des intervenants liés à l’Armée canadienne et à des dirigeants civils une occasion de voir et de bien comprendre personnellement en quoi consistent les capacités et l’équipement de l’Armée canadienne, de même que de se rendre compte du professionnalisme et des compétences des soldats canadiens.
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany. (May 6, 2017) – Medics from the Grafenwoehr Health Clinic treat injured Soldiers during clinic’s Multinational Trauma Life Support and Emergency Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) training exercise 6 May on Tower Barracks. Clinic Soldiers treating the injured had to overcome a number of difficulties and challenges once the mock casualties had been moved in to the clinic for triage, and encountered situations which were drawn from real-life combat field hospital records and deployed MEDDAC Soldier’s personal accounts.
The exercise was conducted in two phases, the first taking place in Grafenwoehr and built around a scenario wherein mock-injured Soldiers involved in a live-fire training accident in the adjacent Grafenwoehr Training Area (GTA) are rushed to the Grafenwoehr Health Clinic for immediate treatment after an explosive device malfunctions. The mock casualties were then MEDEVAC’ed to the larger German partner medical facilities located 27 miles away in the city of Amberg.
To learn more about the people and facilities of the U.S. Army Medical Department Activity Bavaria (BMEDDAC) and the clinics they support in Ansbach, Grafenwoehr, Hohenfels, Stuttgart and Vilseck visit the BMEDDAC website at rhce.amedd.army.mil/bavaria
Photo by Michael Beaton, U.S. Army Medical Department Activity Bavaria Public Affairs (Released).
Personnel from HQ ARRC participate in Adventure Training.
Team building is the cornerstone of any successful military unit.
Last week June 22 to June 26 service members from the headquarters participated in Exercise RIDGEMASTER in Wales, along the Pembrokeshire coast. Personnel from the UK, French and German contingent were among the nations participating in the exercise; HQ ARRC's annual adventure training exercise.
RIDGEMASTER is a team building exercise coordinated bt Lt Commander Guy Richards, HQ ARRC, Support Division. The exercise gives the nations a chance to bond with other services and nations.
"Ridgemaster gets people away from their desk," said Lt Cdr Richards. "It allows participants to challenge themselves both mentally and physically, as well as develop team skills and leadership skills which is expected of military personnel," he added.
The exercise allowed participants to not only work as a combined team in the different elements, but also to interact with partner nations serving from the Navy, Army and Royal Air Force.
The five-day exercise comprised of mountain biking, sea kayaking and rock climbing.
Lt Co. Thorsten has been with ARRC since September 2014 working in the G5 cell.
He said "The exercise was a great opportunity to get out and provided a great amount of challenges as well".
"This is a great opportunity for us to practice and learn more about our strengths and weaknesses while simultaneously building team camaraderie," said Thorsten. "I would encourage people from the entire staff to participate in the Adventure Training," said the German officer.
(NATO photo/WO2 Dan Harmer GBR Army)
A simulated attack victim receives battlefield medical treatment at the Phase II exercise Aug. 10 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 100 Airmen braved black flag conditions in chemical gear and gas masks to execute self-aid and buddy care, security and chemical attack avoidance missions. The Phase II was part of a large week-long Operational Readiness Exercise on base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
A CF-18 Hornet from 409 Tactical Fighter Squadron in Cold Lake, Alberta flies in the Alaskan airspace in preparation for Exercise VIGILANT EAGLE 13 on August 25, 2013-un-edited-Not part of my personal collection
(R) Mission commander Sergeant Greg Hunt (Mildura, Vic), 20th Surveillance Target Acquisition Regiment, talks with Insitu Pacific field service representatives Jeff Robertson (L) and Darren Walsh (C) during a ScanEagle mission during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011.
Mid-caption: In the skies over Shoalwater Bay training area a near-silent, unmanned aircraft the size of a small family car is on patrol, watching and relaying what it sees on the ground back to Coalition commanders participating in Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011.
The ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle provides military commanders with a vital intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability that provides a more complete battle picture, particularly when troops are conducting operations.
During Talisman Sabre, soldiers from the 131st Surveillance Target Acquisition Battery from the Enoggera-based 20th Surveillance Target Acquisition Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, and Defence contractors from Insitu Pacific launched, controlled and recovered the ScanEagle UAVs from an airfield inside the Shoalwater Bay training area.
The ScanEagle is a very reliable aircraft, having clocked up more than 500,000 combat flight hours and more than 56,000 missions for various defence forces around the world. Brisbane-based Defence contractor Insitu Pacific provides the ScanEagle capability for Defence.
Exercise Talisman Sabre (11–29 July 2011) is a major bilateral exercise designed to train Australian and United States forces in planning and conducting combined operations across the full spectrum of military full spectrum of military operations from conventional conflict to peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance in order to improve Australian–US combat readiness and interoperability.
Photograph by Corporal Raymond Vance
1st Joint Public Affairs Unit
Exercise COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT 17, which took place at 4th Canadian Division Support Base Petawawa from 19 to 22 September, provided an opportunity for Canadian Army stakeholders and civilian leaders to experience a personal and in-depth understanding of Canadian Army capabilities, equipment as well as the professionalism and skill of Canadian soldiers.
Photo By: Pte Thomas Lee, Garrison Imaging Petawawa
L’exercice COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT 2017, qui s’est tenu à la Base de soutien de la 4e Division du Canada Petawawa, du 19 au 22 septembre, a procuré à des intervenants liés à l’Armée canadienne et à des dirigeants civils une occasion de voir et de bien comprendre personnellement en quoi consistent les capacités et l’équipement de l’Armée canadienne, de même que de se rendre compte du professionnalisme et des compétences des soldats canadiens.
Edit: I added textures to the skin and background (ref. the endocrine illustration) but don't want to re-upload so use your imagination
For my AP art portfolio- my "concentration" is anatomical/organic/medical/etc see the Spaghetti picture too.
Spc. Bryce Prater has his vitals monitored at the medical site. The MEDEVAC Exercise was conducted so Army medics from all over the nation could put their knowledge into practice in a realistic, simulated environment in Fort Knox, Ky., July 24. | Photo by Matthew Barnes, CST Public Affairs Office.
A Mississippi Air National Guard pilot from the 172nd Airlift Wing looks out the window during an engine run offload on the flightline at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., during Exercise Turbo Distribution Oct. 29, 2015. The U.S. Transportation Command exercise tests the joint task force-port opening's ability to deliver and distribute cargo during humanitarian relief operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt.
Marianique Santos)
Exercise COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT 17, which took place at 4th Canadian Division Support Base Petawawa from 19 to 22 September, provided an opportunity for Canadian Army stakeholders and civilian leaders to experience a personal and in-depth understanding of Canadian Army capabilities, equipment as well as the professionalism and skill of Canadian soldiers.
Photo by Avr Sylviane St-Cyr
Garrison Imaging Petawawa
L’exercice COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT 2017, qui s’est tenu à la Base de soutien de la 4e Division du Canada Petawawa, du 19 au 22 septembre, a procuré à des intervenants liés à l’Armée canadienne et à des dirigeants civils une occasion de voir et de bien comprendre personnellement en quoi consistent les capacités et l’équipement de l’Armée canadienne, de même que de se rendre compte du professionnalisme et des compétences des soldats canadiens.
Photo par Avr Sylviane St-Cyr
Section d'imagerie Petawawa PA02-2017-0299-044
An aerial target operator during Exercise Tobruq Arrows. Tobruq Arrows is a Latvian-led, multinational short-range air defence exercise intended to enhance interoperability among NATO forces and increase readiness through the integration of land component air missile defence capabilities.
A Japanese Fuji Camp based Ground Self Defence Force recon unit soldiers participated in the exercise VAMBRACE WARRIOR along with a US Marine Corps Officer and British Army officer. Read more at www.gov.uk/government/world-location-news/britain-and-jap...
(c)British Embassy Tokyo