NS Great Lakes participates in security exercise

Courtesy Photo | GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Feb. 4, 2020) Sailors respond to a simulated active shooter scenario during a drill a part of Exercise Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2020. Exercise Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2020 is a two-part, anti-terrorism force protection exercise that is being conducted nationwide on Navy installations, Feb. 3-14. The annual exercise is not in response to any specific threat, but is used to evaluate the readiness of the fleet and installation security. (This photo has been altered by blurring out license plates for security purposes.) (U.S. Navy photo by Quartermaster 2nd Class Kevin Hopkins)  

GREAT LAKES, IL, UNITED STATES

02.04.2020

Story by John Sheppard 

Naval Station Great Lakes

GREAT LAKES, Ill. (February 4, 2020) – Navy installations across the country are participating in an annual two-week force protection exercise, Feb. 3-14.
Exercise Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2020 is conducted by Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command and Commander, Navy Installations Command on all Navy installations in the continental U.S., including Naval Station Great Lakes (NSGL).
On Feb. 4, the NSGL installation training team (ITT), led by Installation Training Officer Mark Wegge, conducted an active shooter drill that evaluated response, containment and recovery operations with a unified incident command post that included security, fire, and medical personnel. Simulated protestors chanted outside NSGL’s main gate and a simulated active shooter was quickly neutralized by Navy Security Forces (NSF) at NSGL’s Nunn Beach.
“Exercises like Exercise Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2020 give us the opportunity to study our plans and response procedures and continuously improve them in regard to evolving threats,” said NSGL Commanding Officer Capt. Ray Leung.
Leung notified local community leaders in advance to let them know that there may be increased traffic or sirens during the exercise.
“We are responsible for the safety and security of our people, equipment and the base,” said NSGL Executive Officer Cmdr. Ken Williams. “We also want to be a good neighbor to the surrounding communities.”
“Exercising our personnel realistically enhances our readiness,” said Wegge. “This exercise was designed to test our ability to coordinate our emergency response.”
Exercise Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2020 is not in response to any specific threat, but is a regularly scheduled exercise.
For updates during the exercise, visit the base’s Facebook account at www.facebook.com/NavalStationGreatLakes, and the base’s Twitter account at twitter.com/navstaglakes.
For imagery from the exercise, please visit https://www.dvidshub.net/feature/cssc20

• Date Taken: 02.04.2020
• Date Posted: 02.06.2020 09:58
• Story ID: 361968
• Location: GREAT LAKES, IL, US