[JYO] Capital Shield Exercise to Test Interagency Partnerships

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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