10th Civil Support team contributes to keeping Seahawks games safe.

SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES

11.20.2017

Story by Spc. Alec Dionne 

122nd Theater Public Affairs Support Element

CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - On the rainy afternoon of Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Washington was buzzing with energy. The nationally televised game was the Seattle Seahawks' Salute to Service game where they honored all the local branches of service as well as veterans. By kickoff there were about 67,000 people in attendance – many of them current or former service members.

Critical to the safety of this game was the Washington National Guard’s 10th Civil Support Team (CST), who provided support to civilian agencies monitoring the area for radiological threats.

The CST is part of a group of local and federal agencies working to protect the game from weapons of mass destruction attacks.

Sensors were placed in and around the stadium to detect radiological threats, according to Army Sgt. William Bean a communications chief with the CST.

The CST works in conjunction with teams from the Seattle Fire Department, the FBI, and the Department of Energy’s Radiological Assistance Program Region 8 (RAP). The RAP team has a strong relationship with the CST and both work in partnership under the Seattle Fire Department.

The CST contains members of the both Washington’s Army and Air National Guard who are on standby to protect the public from chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosive attacks. Protecting people at sports games and big events is one of the CST’s main missions. They travel across the country to perform their mission, regularly monitoring sports games and participating in events such as the inauguration of President Trump.

• Date Taken: 11.20.2017
• Date Posted: 11.22.2017 14:03
• Story ID: 256336
• Location: SEATTLE, WA, US