Last month, more than 350 Army and Air National Guardsmen from Washington, Idaho, Alaska, and Oregon—traveled to Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Center in Warrenton, Ore., to conduct a Sustainment Year Collective Training Exercise (SYCTE).
The SYCTE is multi-day evaluation that helps commanders collectively assess the readiness of all HRF elements while they perform their specialized tasks during a mock disaster scenario.
Collective training events allow service members from units tasked with the Homeland Response Force Mission to put a years’ worth of training into a cumulative exercise to put their skills to the test as a complete asset.
The HRF is comprised of the CBRN Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP),...
04.24.2024 | WARRENTON, OREGON, US |
Story by Spc. Ryan Dunn
Members of the 10th HRF CBRN Task Force participated in the Biological Response Operations Course at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., March 7, 2025. The training was conducted by a team from the Counterterrorism Operations Support Center. (U.S Army National Guard Video by Sgt. 1st Class Nicolas A. Cloward)