Photo By Petty Officer 1st Class Benjamin Liston | Army Lt. Col. Anthony Gortemiller, total force integrator, Maneuver Support Center of...... read more read more
FORT EUSTIS, Va. – More than 80 commanders and staff members representing several units from across the United States gathered Feb. 9-11, 2016 to discuss and synchronize their role as responders following a complex catastrophe – such as a nuclear detonation or biological attack – in the homeland.
The three-day event allowed Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS) leadership and Defense Chemical Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Response Force (DCRF) leadership to review how thousands of military service members would respond to a catastrophic disaster in the U.S., whether man-made or natural.
The conference provided a forum for commanders of the on-coming DCRF units to discuss plans to transport and employ their units during a response. The workshop discussions were guided by JTF-CS’ Commanding General, Army Maj. Gen. William F. Roy, who gave detailed analysis to the commanders military responders will synchronize efforts for an upcoming Joint readiness Training Center exercise.
“The DCRF Commander's Workshop is a great opportunity to gather the entire DCRF team together here at Joint Task Force Civil Support, to ensure we are prepared and 100% mission ready in the event of a catastrophic CBRN event here in the homeland,” said Roy.
JTF-CS provides command and control of the DCRF, which has some 88 military units located at more than 36 locations throughout the U.S. The DCRF provides a variety of life-saving and sustaining response capabilities focused around six core capabilities: mission command, identification and detection, search and extraction, decontamination, medical triage and stabilization, and medical evacuation.
Although JTF-CS responds only at the order of the president, JTF-CS and the DCRF – which is broken down into four battalion task forces – must be prepared to transport personnel and equipment in a matter of hours to conduct life-saving and life-sustaining operations in support of a lead federal agency, such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
JTF-CS anticipates plans and integrates U.S. Northern Command CBRN operations. JTF-CS provides command and control for designated DOD specialized response forces to assist local, state, federal and tribal partners in saving lives, preventing further injury, and providing critical support to enable community recovery.
| Date Taken: | 02.11.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 02.16.2016 12:37 |
| Story ID: | 188936 |
| Location: | FORT EUSTIS, VIRGINIA, US |
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