Cascadia Rising/Ardent Sentry 16 is an exercise that takes place in the Pacific Northwest and is designed to allow federal, state, tribal and local officials to practice their response to a catastrophic earthquake/tsunami disaster. The exercise scenario is based on a magnitude 9.0 Cascadia Subduction Zone catastrophic earthquake and resulting tsunami. The exercise gives civilian and military officials at all levels the opportunity to work together to respond and begin the recovery from... read more
Cascadia Rising/Ardent Sentry 16 is an exercise that takes place in the Pacific Northwest and is designed to allow federal, state, tribal and local officials to practice their response to a catastrophic earthquake/tsunami disaster. The exercise scenario is based on a magnitude 9.0 Cascadia Subduction Zone catastrophic earthquake and resulting tsunami. The exercise gives civilian and military officials at all levels the opportunity to work together to respond and begin the recovery from this major event.
Cascadia Rising/ARDENT SENTRY is focused on the response to a great quake along the Cascadia fault off shore from Washington and Oregon. It includes several linked exercises including Vigilant Guard Washington (VG WA), Oregon Special Focus Exercise (OR SFE) and U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) exercises Turbo Challenge 16 and Joint Logistics Over The Shore (JLOTS). For more information about the exercise scenario see: www.fema.gov/cascadia-rising-2016 show less
Air Force Reservists from the 304th and 305th Rescue Squadrons worked alongside local, state, federal and civilian partners during a joint disaster response exercise here June 7-9. The Cascadia Rising exercise was conducted at three Oregon locations -- Camp Rilea, Salem and Portland - and simulated a post-earthquake and tsunami environment with mass casualties in need of medical attention.
Reservists from the 304th Rescue Squadron and 305th Rescue Squadron worked alongside local, state, federal and civilian partners during a joint disaster response exercise at Camp Rilea June 7-9.
