[JYO] Capital Shield Exercise to Test Interagency Partnerships
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News Release
Joint Force Headquarters - National Capital Region For Immediate Release:
05-048
28 October 2005
Media Relations Team: 202-685-4645
Capital Shield Exercise to Test Interagency Partnerships
Fort Leslie J. McNair, DC - Local, state, and federal agencies will
participate in Exercise Capital Shield '06 (CS06), an emergency
exercise/drill Nov. 1 - 4. The exercise, conducted by Joint Force
Headquarters National Capital Region in cooperation with many local
agencies, will involve simulated emergency events in the greater Washington
area.
These exercises will be conducted to help ensure that government agencies at
every level are prepared to take coordinated action to protect the public in
the event of an actual emergency in the NCR.
CS06 is designed to exercise joint operations, techniques, procedures and
command and control relationships to enhance interoperability among the
military services and interagency partners.
The first day of the exercise, Nov. 1, will involve Arlington County,
Alexandria and Fort Myer, Va., agencies working together in response to a
simulated emergency at Fort Myer. This will include the interaction of
local fire, police, the U. S. Army Military District of Washington Engineer
Company, among other agencies.
Additionally, there will be an event at Bolling Air Force Base, DC, the
morning of Nov. 1 that will restrict access and could disrupt traffic.
The second and third days are scheduled to involve various emergency
simulations in the region, to include the District of Columbia, Olney, Md.,
and Fort Belvoir, Va. No serious disruption of traffic is anticipated,
although the public may note vehicular or air traffic that could be
associated with the exercise.
The public is urged to take the exercise into account when planning morning
commutes. Area jurisdictions will provide localized information through
their normal avenues of communication as may be required.
The following local, State and federal agencies are participating in Capital
Shield:
Department of Defense
Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region U. S. Army Military
District of Washington Naval District Washington Air Force-National Capital
Region Marine Corps National Capital Region Command National Guard (DC, MD,
VA, WVa) Pentagon Force Protection Agency
District of Columbia
DC Emergency Management Agency
DC Metropolitan Police Department
DC Fire / Emergency Medical Service
DC Housing Authority
DC Department of Health
DC Department of Transportation
Virginia
VA Department of Emergency Management
Arlington County Office of Emergency Management Arlington County Fire
Department Fairfax County Office of Emergency Management Fairfax Fire
Department Prince William County Fire Department Arlington Fire Department
Maryland
Maryland Emergency Management Agency
Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management Montgomery County Fire
Department
Federal
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Coast Guard
Federal Protective Service
U.S. Park Police
Federal Emergency Management Agency Region III U. S. Capital Police
Department of Health and Human Services Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and
Firearms
Editor's note: Media outlets should be aware that scanners monitoring
government radio nets during the exercise may pick up simulated
messages/drill traffic on regularly monitored frequencies.
Due to the intense nature of the exercise there will be limited availability
for media interviews and coverage during the exercise period. For
information on the exercise, please contact Joint Force Headquarters -
National Capital Region PAO.
To learn more about the Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region,
visit www.mdw.army.mil/jfhqncr/.
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