Grafenwoehr practices force protection in a virtual garrison

By Michael Beaton, 7th Army Joint Multinational Training CommandDecember 5, 2011

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1 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – The real face of (virtual) terror: Exercise planners in the Simulation Center control room work with simulation technicians to run and manipulate the annual USAG Grafenwoehr force protection exercise in real-time. The Grafenwoehr community force prot... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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2 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A first responder uses a computer terminal to drag an active shooter out of the way while interacting with events and developments during the annual U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwoehr's force protection exercise which took place for the first time in its... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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3 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Members of the USAG Grafenwoehr's fire department based in Vilseck respond to a call in the virtual world during the annual U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwoehr's force protection exercise took place for the first time in its history in a virtual world. Th... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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4 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Mary Cooper, Chief, Grafenwoehr Garrison Human Resource Division, consults with her team during the annual U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwoehr's force protection exercise, which took place for the first time in its history in a virtual world. The all-day ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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5 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Members of U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwoehr coordinate information while reviewing the latest scenario developments during an annual force protection exercise, which took place for the first time in its history in a virtual world. The all-day event hel... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany -- The annual U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwoehr's force protection exercise took place for the first time in its history in a virtual world. The all-day event held Dec. 2, 2011 at the Joint Multinational Training Command's Simulation Center took place in a digital replica of the USAG Grafenwoehr Main Post. The exercise is implemented once a year to test the reactions and responses of first-responders, as well as the local garrison command structure.

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