WASHINGTON (Sept. 17, 2015) -- The 911th Technical Rescue Engineer Company validated their rescue procedures and improved on their skill during Capital Shield 2015, a training exercise held at the former Lorton, Va., Juvenile Detention Center, Sept.
"CS 15 gives our Engineer Company a chance to work with other federal agencies outside the Department of Defense," said Maj. Keith Haskin, 12th Aviation Battalion, Army Air Operations Group Operations Officer. "The exercise is crucial as it gives the company an opportunity to work with local fire and rescue units."
The 911th Technical Rescue Engineer Company is the only unit in the Department of Defense dedicated to an Urban Search and Rescue mission. The 911th TREC is comprised of combat engineers, firefighters, horizontal construction engineers, and various support Military Occupational Specialties who receive training and certification as rescue technicians and mine rescuers.
The 911th is stationed at Fort Belvoir, Va. and is best known for its response at the Pentagon following the terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001.
The unit was re-designated as the 911th United States Army Technical Rescue Engineer Company on 11 September 2006, in memory of its historic role in the subsequent recovery effort. The First Sergeant and Company Commander moved the company to the disaster site without waiting for orders and spent 10 days engaged in search and rescue operations.
"CS 15 gives the company a chance to put everything together that they've been training on throughout the year," Haskin said. "It's a validation exercise for them to show the commander they can successfully accomplish their mission."
CS 15 is a joint training exercise in the National Capital Region hosted by Joint Force Headquarters - National Capital Region. It brings federal, state, local and municipal agencies together to test interagency operability during a crisis impacting the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland.
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