Soldiers and airmen from across the country participate in Vibrant Response 19. The excises test the U.S. Army’s ability to respond to real world nuclear catastrophes. The multi component exercise assess the army’s chemical biological radiological and nuclear readiness and abilities. The practical exercise provides the soldiers and airmen with improved skills and abilities to assists, clean and give comfort to those in need after experiencing a nuclear fallout.
Members of 71st Troop Command, Texas Army National Guard qualified on three different weapons May 3, 2019 at Camp Swift, near Bastrop, Texas. Soldiers from the 100th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 71st Theater Information Operations Group and 71st Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade, qualified on pistols, rifles and machineguns.
As several National Guard units across the state of Texas prepare for
deployments, representatives from the Texas Military Department’s Yellow Ribbon
Reintegration Program reach out to the service members and their families to better prepare them
for the upcoming deployments.
