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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The 31st Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Brigade, Army National Guard from Tuscaloosa, recently returned from the exercise Vibrant Response 14, July 26 through Aug. 10, 2014, at Camp Jennings Fairgrounds, Indiana.
The exercise includes a field training exercise and command post exercise.
The field training exercise features realistic venues, fire and smoke effects, mannequins and civilian role-players, as well as sophisticated computer simulations, to replicate a demanding disaster environment.
The 31st CBRN and Soldiers from direct reporting units exercised their ability to deploy, employ, and sustain forces upon the request of civilian authorities to save lives and relieve human suffering following a catastrophic CBRN incident.
“We are in support of the Soldiers at the tip of the spear,” said Col. Lee Ellis, commander 31st CBRN and Task Force Operations. “If we don’t do our job, Soldiers don’t get the support they need. The job of the TOC (tactical operations center) is very important.”
In the future operations section (FUOPS), one Soldier saw an opportunity to excel and took her shot.
Pfc. Letrice Ragland, with the 203rd Military Police Battalion, Birmingham, was already out of her element operating the Situational Awareness Geospatial Enterprise desk (SAGE).
“I was volun-told,” said Ragland, smiling.
It was “no problem accepting the challenge; wherever you need me, that’s where I’ll go,” said Ragland.
Ragland did not surprise her fellow Soldiers in the FUOPS when she volunteered to brief the TF-OPS commander.
“I think I want to brief the colonel in the morning,” said Ragland, who was assigned to the night shift.
The Vibrant Response 14 exercise was a dynamic environment. Briefing the task force commander is a challenging task, but with the help of fellow Soldiers, Ragland did a superb job.
Ragland is majoring in criminal justice and looks forward to the day she is a probation officer. Until then, she attends Lawson State Community College, Birmingham, where she plays basketball.
Ragland plays in the position of point guard and shooting guard. When asked if she is any good, she laughed.
“I’m pretty good; I’m pretty good” said Ragland.
| Date Taken: | 08.04.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 08.09.2014 16:20 |
| Story ID: | 138869 |
| Location: | TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA, US |
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