Last month, more than 350 Army and Air National Guardsmen from Washington, Idaho, Alaska, and Oregon—traveled to Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Center in Warrenton, Ore., to conduct a Sustainment Year Collective Training Exercise (SYCTE).
The SYCTE is multi-day evaluation that helps commanders collectively assess the readiness of all HRF elements while they perform their specialized tasks during a mock disaster scenario.
Collective training events allow service members from units tasked with the Homeland Response Force Mission to put a years’ worth of training into a cumulative exercise to put their skills to the test as a complete asset.
The HRF is comprised of the CBRN Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP),...
04.24.2024 | WARRENTON, OREGON, US |
Story by Spc. Ryan Dunn
U.S. Soldiers with the 506th and 39th Military Police Detachments, 420th Chemical Battalion, 96th Troop Command of the Washington National Guard, conduct active-shooter training at the Evergreen Elementary Training Site, Joint Base Lewis‑McChord, Wash., June 26-27, 2025. The training is part of their annual training taking place June 16–30. U.S. Army Master Sgt. Tony Drogmund, the operations NCO for the 506th Military Police Detachment, describes the exercises. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Sgt. 1st Class Nicolas A. Cloward)
