U.S. Army North conducts Exercise Vibrant Response 14 to confirm the operational readiness and tactical capabilities of major elements of DOD's specialized forces designed to respond to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) incidents in support of local, state and federal civilian agencies. Exercise Vibrant Response is the largest annual exercise for DOD's specialized response forces, with active, guard and reserve personnel training from all Services. The training exercise also includes local, state and federal emergency response agencies as well as participants from Canada and Mexico.
The 43rd Sustainment Brigade participated in Exercise Vibrant Response, the nation’s premier disaster response exercise, April 20 – May 10 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana.
The exercise included participants from the Department of Defense, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Indiana National Guard, the State of Missouri and several other local, state, and federal agencies.
This year the exercise simulated a nuclear explosion in the Midwest....