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Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2018 are training exercises that stress and evaluate antiterrorism measures on Navy installations.
“It will be a great training opportunity for the tenant commands and the Naval Security Force that’s participating,” said Kirk Morford, NSAB Installation Training Officer. “It will also allow visitors and tenant command personnel on base to see measures that they will have to encounter if we move [Force Protection Condition] Bravo to Charlie.”
An active shooter exercise is required for each installation, but other training exercises vary. Scenarios could include gate runners, suspicious packages, and vehicle born IEDs. Each base must also conduct a “cascading drill,” which has one incident go right into the next one.
“That gives a situation where senior leadership really has to put some thought into how they’re going to exercise all of their resources,” Morford said.
Impacts to the base are likely during the exercises, especially if the base goes to a higher force protection condition, said Morford. The security team will be tasked with implementing security measures such as putting up concrete barriers, closing off gates, and restricting access to certain buildings.
“It probably won’t be for a long time, but it is going to happen,” he said.
There may be a period when gate access is limited so NSAB employees and visitors should be prepared for interruptions to traffic and pedestrian access, and have a backup plan for accessing the base.
“People on base should be prepared to use another gate while the training is going on,” Morford said.
Hans Semple, NSAB Deputy Security Director and Antiterrorism Officer, said training helps the security team respond more efficiently.
“It helps us exercise our procedures and it helps us interact with the base population, and it helps the base population understand how to act during emergency situations,” Semple said.
NSAB security does training every month but experiencing a drill is beneficial.
“We put a lot of resources to making it as realistic as possible,” Morford said. “As I’m setting up this exercise, I’m trying to conduct it with as few simulations as possible.”
After Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain concludes, the Installation Training Team will evaluate the exercise and debrief the security team on lessons learned.
| Date Taken: | 01.23.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 01.23.2018 12:45 |
| Story ID: | 262965 |
| Location: | BETHESDA, MARYLAND, US |
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