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CAMP ATTERBURY, Indiana – With a heat index of over 100 degrees, service members wearing hard hats and reflective belts received hundreds of commercial vehicles loaded with tactical vehicles and containerized units for Vibrant Response 13 set to begin Thursday, July 26.
Vibrant Response 13 is a major field exercise conducted by U.S. Northern Command and led by U.S. Army North. Approximately 9,000 service members and civilians form the military and other federal agencies throughout the country are training to respond to a catastrophic domestic incident.
Members of the 609th Movement Control Team assigned to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, were sent ahead of the main elements to organize and facilitate the receipt of the tactical vehicles and containerized units containing supplies and specialized equipment necessary for the training exercise.
Other units were on hand to augment the team with the receiving of equipment.
Sgt. Sal Sifunetes, a medic with 62nd Medical Brigade, 547th Area Support Medical Company out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., diligently unloaded tactical vehicles despite the heat of the day. The native of Corpus Christi, Texas, was excited to get the training event started.
“We’ve been training for six to eight months for this exercise,” said Sifunetes. “We are doing this training to take over this mission Oct. 1.”
Commercial vehicles moved in and out of the staging area, unloading their cargo. Meanwhile, service members moved tactical vehicles to areas in which participating units will pick them up at the beginning of the exercise. The entire process was well orchestrated with moving parts working in a synchronized manner allowing for a smooth operation.
Jerry Tolin, a commercial truck driver, was glad to work with the soldiers. He said this was the first time he worked with soldiers and that they were very helpful and eager to download the cargo.
Pfc. Mike Martinez, a mechanic also with the 62nd Medical Brigade, made the best of the hard work in the hot weather by keeping a smile on his face.
“I’m psyched to start this training,” said Martinez, a Brooklyn, N.Y. native. “I’m amped to help.”
| Date Taken: | 07.25.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 07.26.2012 08:48 |
| Story ID: | 92181 |
| Location: | CAMP ATTERBURY, IN, US |
| Hometown: | BROOKLYN, NY, US |
| Hometown: | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, US |
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