FORT BENNING, Ga., (Feb. 17 2016) -- The 194th Armored Brigade's Ordnance Training Detachment conducted an active shooter drill for 91A Abrams Systems Maintainers and 91M Bradley Fighting Vehicle Systems Maintainers and military and civilian cadre Feb. 16.
This training is in keeping with the mission of the Department of Homeland Security, which is to prevent terrorism, enhance our security and stay vigilant, said Capt. Tomika Robinson, OTD commander.
"Recent active shooter attacks in the military and civilian community have illustrated the importance of required systems in place to mitigate the risks of active shooters," Robinson said.
An active shooter is an armed person who uses deadly force on other persons and continues to have unrestricted access to additional victims. The OTD's command team established and implemented an emergency action plan to educate the cadre and trainees in the event of an active shooter.
"In order to survive an active shooter, we instruct Soldiers to run, hide, fight, and comply," Robinson said. "Our Soldiers have received weeks of training from our Emergency Management coordinators Sgt. 1st Class Nathaniel Tyler and Staff Sgt. Kevin Cremo to prepare for an event such as this."
Robinson said the OTD Soldiers and cadre watched the "Run-Hide-Fight" video, received the plan and conducted an interactive walk through before the attack. The date and time of the attack was unknown to cadre and trainees.
Robinson said the unit coordinated with first responders prior to the drill to avoid emergency calls.
"Everyone performed well and majority of the trainees made it to the rally point without harm," Robinson said.
During the simulation, the majority of the Soldiers were able to make it to safety, Robinson said, however, if the situation had been real, the detachment would have lost about five Soldiers and civilians.
Robinson said the detachment recorded the event and took photos to share with any unit interested in learning from their feedback and after action review.
"The OTD command team and its Soldiers will continue to stay vigilant," Robinson said.
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