Courtesy Story | U.S. Army North | 08.14.2012
In the aftermath of a simulated nuclear explosion, one of the most important tasks to perform is locating survivors, many of whom would be suffering not only from injuries but also from radiation exposure....
Courtesy Story | U.S. Army North | 08.14.2012
Attached is a story on the daunting task of planning and preparing for Vibrant Response 13, a major incident exercise conducted by U.S. Northern Command and led by U.S. Army North that kicked off July 26 and ran through Aug. 13. The event brought together more than 9,000 people, from 25 states and territories, and resulted in the movement of more than 100,000 short tons of equipment, to......
Story by Sgt. Maj. Eric Lobsinger | U.S. Army North | 08.13.2012
When Mike “Caveman” Spina was a teenager growing up in the late 1960s, the resident of Seymour, Ind., wanted to join the military and serve his country. However, after being classified “unfit for military service,” he thought his dream was dead....
Courtesy Story | U.S. Army North | 08.12.2012
San Antonio civic and business leaders embarked on a cross-country trip Aug. 11-12 when they flew into Indiana for the unique opportunity to observe the distinctive training being conducted during Vibrant Response 13....
Story by Sgt. Richard Andrade | 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 08.12.2012
Through the years, U.S. Army chaplains have provided soldiers with spiritual support in the battlefield and back home. In that tradition, chaplains and chaplain’s assistants assigned to U.S. Army North, based out of Fort Sam Houston, Texas, will assist Task Force-51 in the event of a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear incident inside the continental United States. TF-51 is a......
Story by Sgt. Katherine Dowd | 167th Theater Sustainment Command | 08.10.2012
Kansas Army National Guard’s 731st Transportation Company joined the Vibrant Response 13 exercise for the first time this year....
Story by Staff Sgt. Richard Andrade | 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 08.10.2012
It is 4 o'clock in the morning as thunder lights up the black Indiana sky. Even though rain is falling on them, food service specialists are heating up the stove, cutting up fresh fruit and setting up tables prior to the breakfast rush....
Story by Sgt. Katherine Dowd | 167th Theater Sustainment Command | 08.10.2012
An Alabama Army National Guard unit traveled from Mobile, Ala., to Camp Atterbury, Ind., in August for approximately two weeks of training in responding to a simulated nuclear bomb explosion. The exercise, Vibrant Response 13, is the largest exercise of its type to date....
