Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Stephanie Butler | New York National Guard | 11.05.2025
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Eighteen New York Army Guard Soldiers, who link the Guard’s Homeland Response Force with state officials in an emergency, got a first-hand look at New York’s disaster response nerve center on Nov. 3. The Soldiers, assigned to the 153rd Troop Command, visited the New York State Emergency Operations Center, or EOC, located in the basement of Building 22 at the Harriman......
Story by Maj. Jeremy Idleman | 70th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 07.20.2024
The Missouri National Guard's Homeland Response Force (HRF) demonstrated exceptional readiness during their certification from July 15-21, 2024, culminating in a rigorous Exercise Evaluation (EXEVAL) at "Crisis City" in Salina, KS. This intensive training, involving 557 personnel and nine units, tested the HRF's capabilities in handling CBRNE emergencies through real-world scenarios, earning......
Story by Sgt. Caleb Sooter | 133rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 06.28.2024
The Kentucky National Guard's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package (CERF-P) Conducted a Joint Training Exercise with the Georgia National Guard's Homeland Response Force (HRF) at Fort Stewart, Georgia, June 23-28, 2024....
Story by Master Sgt. Warren Wright | New York National Guard | 04.21.2024
Soldiers from the New York National Guard’s 42nd Infantry Division came together at Camp Smith to hone their command and control capabilities as the Region II Homeland Response Force (HRF). The exercise, which took place from April 15 to 19, tested the citizen Soldiers’ ability to manage a simulated incident involving the detonation of an improvised nuclear device....
Story by Spc. Aliyah Vivier | 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 10.26.2023
The Pennsylvania National Guard's Homeland Response Force proved their capabilities during an external evaluation exercise...
Story by Staff Sgt. Crystal Housman | California National Guard Primary | 04.06.2023
More than 500 California National Guard Soldiers and Airmen proved their mettle March 27-31 during the California Homeland Response Force’s external evaluation exercise at Camp Roberts....
Story by Staff Sgt. Mercedes Taylor | 144th Fighter Wing | 03.30.2023
Members of the 144th Medical Detachment 1 recently completed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region IX external evaluation for the California Homeland Response Force (HRF) March 30, 2023, at Camp Roberts, California....
Story by Brad Rhen | Joint Force Headquarters - Pennsylvania National Guard | 11.23.2022
Nearly 400 Pennsylvania National Guard members in the state’s Homeland Response Force conducted a collective training exercise Nov. 17 to 20 at Fort Indiantown Gap....
