Army aircrews provide relief during Vibrant Response 10.1

Army aircrews provide relief during Vibrant Response 10.1

By Sgt. Maj. Eric Lobsinger, U.S. Army North PAO

Water haul.

BUTLERVILLE, Ind. - A Colorado Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter aircrew hovers over a lake at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., and prepares to haul water to put out a simulated fire in the area Nov. 10 during the Vibrant Response 10.1 field training exercise. The Soldiers, who serve with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, are home based out of Buckley AFB, Colo., as part of the Colorado Army National Guard Aviation Command. They were among the 4,000 service members and their civilian partners who joined forces at the training center, as well as nearby Camp Atterbury and various other locations in the area, to combat the affects of a simulated terrorist's 10-kiloton nuclear blast in downtown Indianapolis.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Maj. Eric Lobsinger, U.S. Army North PAO)

Water drop.

BUTLERVILLE, Ind. - A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter from Task Force Aviation, Chemical, Biological, Nuclear, high-yield Explosive Consequence Management Response Force, drops water on a simulated fire during the Vibrant Response 10.1 field training exercise Nov. 10 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind. The exercise is part of the U. S. Northern Command program designed to integrate DOD forces into the larger federal response to a catastrophic incident. As the USNORTHCOM Joint Force Land Component Command, ARNORTH is tasked with the responsibility to exercise and train the CCMRF forces.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joshua Ford, U.S. Army North PAO)

Water prep.

BUTLERVILLE, Ind. - A Colorado Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter aircrew hovers over a lake at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., and prepares to haul water to put out a simulated fire in the area Nov. 10 during the Vibrant Response 10.1 field training exercise. The Soldiers, who serve with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, are home based out of Buckley AFB, Colo., as part of the Colorado Army National Guard Aviation Command. They were among the 4,000 service members and their civilian partners who joined forces at the training center, as well as nearby Camp Atterbury and various other locations in the area, to combat the affects of a simulated terrorist's 10-kiloton nuclear blast in downtown Indianapolis.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Maj. Eric Lobsinger, U.S. Army North PAO)

Muscatatuck Urban Training Center.

BUTLERVILLE, Ind. - A Colorado Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter aircrew soars over the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., during the Vibrant Response 10.1 field training exercise Nov. 10 as the Soldiers assess damage to the area caused by a simulated terrorist's 10-kiloton nuclear blast in downtown Indianapolis. The Soldiers, who serve with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, are home based out of Buckley AFB, Colo., as part of the Colorado Army National Guard Aviation Command. They were among the 4,000 service members and their civilian partners from U.S. Army North, U.S. Northern Command, Joint Task Force - Civil Support, and various federal and state agencies, who joined forces at the training center and various other locations in the area to provide assistance to the local populace.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Maj. Eric Lobsinger, U.S. Army North PAO)

Landing prep.

BUTLERVILLE, Ind. - A Colorado Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter aircrew prepares to land to pick up passengers at the Jennings County Fairgrounds, located near the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., during the Vibrant Response 10.1 field training exercise Nov. 10. The Soldiers, who serve with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, are home based out of Buckley AFB, Colo., as part of the Colorado Army National Guard Aviation Command. They were among the 4,000 service members and their civilian partners from U.S. Army North, U.S. Northern Command, Joint Task Force - Civil Support, and various federal and state agencies, who joined forces at the training center and various other locations in the area to provide assistance to the local populace following a simulated terrorist's 10-kiloton nuclear blast in downtown Indianapolis.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Maj. Eric Lobsinger, U.S. Army North PAO)

Waiting help.

BUTLERVILLE, Ind. - A Colorado Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter has a birds-eye view of needed resources preparing to flow into the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., during the Vibrant Response 10.1 field training exercise Nov. 10 following a simulated terrorist's 10-kiloton nuclear blast in downtown Indianapolis. The aircrew serves with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, home based out of Buckley AFB, Colo., part of the Colorado Army National Guard Aviation Command. The Soldiers were among the 4,000 service members and their civilian partners from U.S. Army North, U.S. Northern Command, Joint Task Force - Civil Support, and various federal and state agencies, who joined forces at the training center and various other locations in the area to provide assistance to the local populace.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Maj. Eric Lobsinger, U.S. Army North PAO)

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