Emergency Response and Rescue Operations

Dynamic images of rescue personnel and military members coordinating responses to emergencies, highlighting teamwork and preparedness.

A dedicated team of professional firefighters employs specialized tools to cut and break through vehicle wreckage, showcasing their skilled collaboration and swift response in rescuing individuals involved in a car accident A dedicated team of professional firefighters employs specialized tools to cut and break through vehicle wreckage, showcasing their skilled collaboration and swift response in rescuing individuals involved in a car accident. ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/BENISxARAPOVICx 21754970 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

Coast Guard personnel from the Gulf, Atlantic, and Pacific Strike Forces transfer people from Sanibel Island, Florida, who were stranded due to Hurricane Ian to the mainland Sept. 30, 2022. The strike forces transferred over 30 people to Floridas mainland to seek shelter and resources.

A firefighter with Camp Kinser Fire Station, Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services, briefs Urasoe Fire Department firefighters a scenario prior to training on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 18, 2022. Camp Kinser Fire Station and Urasoe Fire Department conducted bilateral training during exercise Constant Vigilance in order to strengthen their capability to jointly respond to crises.

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 10, 2013) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 1st Class Brian Roy carries a self-contained breathing apparatus in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is conducting training and carrier qualifications in the Atlantic Ocean.

Federal Firefighters and U.S. Army soldiers evaluate casualties during Exercise Lethal Breeze 2022, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 23, 2022. The exercise was an aircraft mishap response scenario, which included entities from on and off the installation, an opportunity to increase interagency response capabilities.

220922-N-MF909-1003JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (Sept. 22, 2022) - Personnel assigned to Navy Region Hawaii, Federal Fire Department Hawaii and Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Pearl Harbor monitor communications from the incident command post during a spill response exercise Sept. 22, 2022. The exercise marks a significant milestone in the Department of Defense's ongoing planning for the safe defueling and closing of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. The exercise tested the Navy's emergency spill response capabilities and its ability to work with multiple agencies to respond to a fuel oil release at the facility.

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Members of Maritime Safety and Security Team New Orleans discuss the safety on the water for Baltimore Fleet week at the Navy Operational Support Center Baltimore, September 7, 2022. A MSST is a counter-terrorism team of the United States Coast Guard established to protect local maritime assets.

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A dedicated team of professional firefighters employs specialized tools to cut and break through vehicle wreckage, showcasing their skilled collaboration and swift response in rescuing individuals involved in a car accident A dedicated team of professional firefighters employs specialized tools to cut and break through vehicle wreckage, showcasing their skilled collaboration and swift response in rescuing individuals involved in a car accident. ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/BENISxARAPOVICx 21754970 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

Aftermath and Relief - 26-HK-295-102. Hurricane Katrina

A C-130 Hercules from Little Rock lands at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, to provide transportation for Missouri's Emergency Response Team Task Force 1. This response team processed through the deployment line, transported out of Whiteman AFB within a matter of hours and headed for the Pentagon in Washington D.C. The teams mission, to assist in the rescue and recovery of personnel trapped inside the Pentagon after hijackers deliberately flew an American Airlines Boeing 757-200 jetliner into the building. A C-130 Hercules from Little Rock lands at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, to provide transportation for Missouri's Emergency Response Team Task Force 1. This response team processed through the deployment line, transported out of Whiteman AFB within a matter of hours and headed for the Pentagon in Washington D.C. The teamÕs mission, to assist in the rescue and recovery of personnel trapped inside the Pentagon after hijackers deliberately flew an American Airlines Boeing 757-200

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Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-397-100. Hurricane Katrina

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GULF OF OMAN (June 21, 2013) Midshipman 2nd Class Daniel Siegel is strapped onto a stretcher during damage control training aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom.

Senior Airman Brody Swab, member of the 790th Missile Security Forces Squadron, is carried into an ambulance during the 2022 major accident response exercise, June 29, 2022, on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming. Partnerships with emergency medical response helps the 90th Missile Wing with both exercises and real-world events.

Marine Safety Unit - 26-HK-133-47. Hurricane Katrina

Police at an emergency mission, Madrid, Spain

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, September 5, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force members and local rescue workers and US Coast Guard, search for residents in neighborhoods impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Coast Guard National Strike Force members scan Pine Island, Florida for people in need on Oct. 1, 2022. The National Strike Force team in Southwest Florida assisted over 50 people in the Fort Myers area.

A team of confident and accomplished firefighters strides purposefully in their uniforms, exuding pride and satisfaction after successfully completing a challenging firefighting mission A team of confident and accomplished firefighters strides purposefully in their uniforms, exuding pride and satisfaction after successfully completing a challenging firefighting mission. ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/BENISxARAPOVICx 21754920 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In a simulated emergency landing of a shuttle crew at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility, emergency rescue personnel place an "injured astronaut" into a rescue vehicle. Known as a Mode VI exercise, the operation uses volunteer workers from the Center to pose as astronauts. The purpose of the simulation is to exercise emergency preparedness personnel, equipment and facilities in rescuing astronauts from a downed orbiter and providing immediate medical attention.

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Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-119-40. Hurricane Katrina

California National Guardsmen, the Fresno Fire Department, and Fresno County Emergency Medical Services wait for the arrival of a 40th Combat Aviation Brigade's CH-47 Chinook helicopter carrying evacuees from the Creek Fire at the 1106 Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group's flight line in Fresno, California, Sept. 6, 2020. The California Military Department evacuated over 200 people along the Mammoth Pool Reservoir when the Creek fire exploded in size.

AUSTIN, Texas Texas Army National Guard Soldiers with the Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 36th Infantry Division, practiced the new Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT 4.0) May 13, 2022, at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas. The new ACFT 4.0 is scheduled to start for record testing in Spring 2023 for Texas Army National Guard Soldiers. The newest changes to the test are the gender and age specific scoring, and replacing the leg tuck with the plank. After several years of testing, analyzing and adjusting, the ACFT 4.0 is a more comprehensive test of a Soldiers fitness and capabilities to perform their duties to the Army standard. (Photo by Sgt. Christina Clardy)

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-399-86. Hurricane Katrina

PUERTO BARRIOS, Guatemala (Oct. 28, 2022)-- Members from the Red Cross of Guatemala and local fire department carry Lt. Megan Howard, assigned to the Chargers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26, on a stretcher during a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise on Marine Infantry Brigade Airfield in Puerto Barrios, Oct. 28, 2022. Hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Continuing Promise 2022, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

First responders assess the condition of simulated casualties during Exercise Lethal Breeze 2022, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 23, 2022. The exercise was an aircraft mishap response scenario, which included entities from on and off the installation, an opportunity to increase interagency response capabilities.

Fort Drum first responders worked with their off-post partners during a full-scale exercise that centered on a mass casualty accident at Mount Belvedere Gate caused by an extreme weather event. (Photo by Mike Strasser, Fort Drum Garrison Public Affairs)

Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-170. Hurricane Katrina

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Medical, paramedic and other personnel attend to role-playing victims on the grass in the Launch Complex 39 area. It is the site of a staged mass casualty exercise designed to validate capabilities of KSCs fire, medical, helicopter transport and security personnel to respond to an event such as this fictitious sniper attack

EASA emergency exercise at BER Airport, emergency services rehearsed an emergency in the aviation security area. The airport company rehearsed for an emergency together with the federal police and fire brigade as part of an emergency exercise, 11 October 2022

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - "Astronauts" were safely and successfully recovered from a "downed" Space Shuttle in a Mode VII contingency simulation led by Don Hammel, NASA Landing and Recovery Director. KSC Fire/Rescue and Emergency Medical workers, along with Johnson Space Center and Patrick Air Force Base personnel, participated in the drill. Mode simulations are held periodically at KSC to ensure contingency response forces are well prepared to respond to a wide variety of potential emergency situations.

U.S. Air Force Firefighters demonstrate elements a fire truck to children from a Belgian elementary school who visit the 424th Air Base Squadron Fire Station for fire prevention week, on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Oct. 13, 2022.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Hunter Gaines performs search and rescue operations to assist the people who were stranded due to Hurricane Ian on Sept. 30, 2022 in Sanibel Island, Florida. The strike forces transferred over 30 people to Floridas mainland to seek shelter and resources.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Marcus Gulley, 375th Force Support Squadron mail clerk, participates in a suspicious package exercise on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Aug. 25, 2022. The exercise was a joint effort between Scott AFB agencies to increase efficiency in disposing of suspicious packages and ensuring personnel safety.

CBPs Special Response Team (SRT) support FEMAs Urban Search and Rescue mission in the Ft Myers region after Hurricane Ian devastated the area.Photo by Rob Brisley

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - Personnel - 26-HK-381-103. Hurricane Katrina

Teams from NASA, the Department of Defense Human Space Flight Support and SpaceX conduct a joint medical triage and medical evacuation (medevac) training exercise at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It was the second of two emergency medical services simulations performed before commercial crew flight tests, which are scheduled for 2019. As NASAs Commercial Crew Program prepares to begin launching astronauts once again from American soil, teams are sharpening their launch day operations procedures, including responses during the unlikely event of an emergency.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes the Brazilian Defense Ministrys Escola Superior de Defesa Leadership, Students and Staff to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 14, 2022. During the visit the students were briefed by leadership and received an orientation class by a college faculty member.

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Marine Safety Unit - 26-HK-132-9. Hurricane Katrina

Smiling and waving at photographers and onlookers, the STS-92 crew hurries to the waiting Astrovan for the trip to Launch Pad 39A and liftoff of Space Shuttle Discovery. Clockwise from right, leading the way are Commander Brian Duffy and Pilot Pamela Ann Melroy; then Mission Specialists Leroy Chiao, Koichi Wakata of Japan, Michael Lopez-Alegria, William S. McArthur Jr. and Peter J.K. Jeff” Wisoff. During the 11-day mission to the International Space Station, four extravehicular activities (EVAs), or spacewalks, are planned for construction. The payload includes the Integrated Truss Structure Z-1 and the third Pressurized Mating Adapter. The Z-1 truss is the first of 10 that will become the backbone of the Space Station, eventually stretching the length of a football field. PMA-3 will provide a Shuttle docking port for solar array installation on the sixth Station flight and Lab installation on the seventh Station flight. This launch is the fourth for Duffy and Wisoff, the third for Ch

A medical team with the Poh Teck Tung Foundation conducts medical training after a hazardous material decontamination exercise for the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief training operation during exercise Cobra Gold 2024 at the Disaster Relief Training Center, Chachoengsao Province, Thailand, Feb. 28, 2024. The HADR training was a demonstration within Cobra Gold in which participating nations train on disaster preparedness that consisted of search and rescue, emergency medical services, medical evacuation, hazardous material decontamination, and fire suppression. Joint exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This is the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise, held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. Washington Army National Guard

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Members of the Misawa Police Department motorcycle team stand with their police bikes at the Police Week 2022 Static Display event on Misawa Air Base, Japan on May 18, 2022

Soldiers and their families dress in costumes and trick or treat during the XVIII Airborne Corps Headquarters and Headquarters Battalions annual trunk-or-treat event on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 28, 2022.. The trunk or treat allowed soldiers to spend time with their families and meet other families in the unit.

Coast Guard National Strike Force members scan Pine Island, Florida for people in need on Oct. 1, 2022. The National Strike Force team in Southwest Florida assisted over 50 people in the Fort Myers area.

In Al Tabqah, Syria on January 18, 2026, a convoy of Syrian Government forces deploys throughout the city following the withdrawal of SDF forces. Local civilians are seen gathering in the streets to welcome the troops with celebrations, marking the return of government control to this strategic city in northeast Syria, Raqqa, Tabqah, Syria

BWTEX exercise, police and Bundeswehr rehearse the fight against terrorists together. 2, 500 people took part in the largest anti-terror exercise in Baden-Wuerttemberg. A fictitious attack is simulated, symbol photo, Stetten am kalten Markt, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE (2022) -Original title: KANSAN VIHOLLINEN-, directed by MIKKO KUPARINEN.

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Photo essay with a mobile assistance team of a social humanitarian emergency service (Samusocial) in France.

Katrina - General - 26-HK-411-37. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Devon Headley, a medical service officer with the Delaware National Guard, talks with a pedestrian at a drive-thru testing site for COVID-19 on the University of Delaware's Science, Technology and Advanced Research Campus in Newark, Delaware, June 12, 2020. About 25 soldiers and airmen with the National Guard supported the saliva-based testing of 950 people at the STAR Campus location.

Coast Guard Gulf Strike team member Petty Officer 1st Class Tina Kimball assesses a vessel damaged in Hurricane Ian for potential pollution threats, Fort Myers, Florida, Nov. 1, 2022. Coast Guard environmental response teams are deployed to southwest Florida and working closely with interagency partners to identify and mitigate environmental hazards after the storm. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Lisa Ferdinando)

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New blue police uniforms worn by 1400 male and female North Rhine-Westphalian police officers, Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

A "major aircraft accident victim" is being unloaded from a San Bernardino sheriff's helicopter upon arrival at a medical center. The 'victims" are volunteers who are assisting in an Air Force mass medical emergency training exercise being held at Norton Air Force Base, California. Base: San Bernardino State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SASEBO, Japan (April 1, 2022) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) participate in firefighting training with the Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo Fire Department. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Special Agents from Air Force Office of Special Investigations Detachment 811 train for alert response and photography Aug. 28, 2022 on Whiteman Air Force Base. Detachment 811 is composed of three components, including criminal, counterintelligence, and fraud investigations.

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EASA emergency exercise at BER Airport, emergency services rehearsed an emergency in the aviation security area. The airport company rehearsed for an emergency together with the federal police and fire brigade as part of an emergency exercise, 11 October 2022

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The U. S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, known as the Thunderbirds, gather in a team huddle during Montana's Military Open House "Flight over the Falls" at Montana Air National Guard Base, Great Falls, Montana, July 22, 2022. The pilots perform approximately 30 maneuvers in a demonstration.

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050622-A-9665L-102. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Scimitar State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 4TH IRAQI ARMY DIVISION

Explosive belt, suitcase with explosives, Islamist literature on jihad, documentation by the Baden-Wuerttemberg State Criminal Police Office, Stetten am kalten Markt, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Simulated patients in a Comprehensive Medical Readiness Training exercise are triaged to respective field care units at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, July 28, 2022. During the aftermath of the simulated explosion, patients were divided into their respective care units depending on the severity of the individuals injuries.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Task Force 46 team with Philadelphia firefighters during a chemical spill training at the Dense Urban Terrain (DUT) exercise at the CSX Railyard in Philadelphia, Pa., July 27, 2022. Task Force 46 and over 600 personnel from its federal, state, local, private and academic partners collaborated to successfully complete the most recent DUT exercise. The DUT series of exercises began in 2018 and has become one of the Nations premier all-hazard and homeland defense exercises designed to enhance interagency interoperability in the event of Americas worst day.

Police personnels training on the operation of the detection equipment to combat the smuggling of nuclear and radioactive material in Lagos, Nigeria. The United States donated nuclear detection system vans and equipment to the explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) command of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). Lagos, Nigeria.

Feldjaeger, a military policeman of the Bundeswehr, Germany's armed forces, documenting the scene of an accident with a military vehicle on the A61 motorway near Niederzissen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Army Reserve soldiers from the 307th Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Company and the 491st Medical Company Area Support from Bell, CA, conduct mass decontamination and patient triage training during Guardian Response 2022 at Muscatatuk Urban Training Center, IN on April 28, 2022. Guardian Response is a homeland emergency response exercise that validates U.S. Army unit's ability to support the Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) in the event of a CBRN catastrophe.

120901-N-SD120-001 BELLE CHASSE, La. (Sept. 1, 2012) Louisiana Army National Guardsmen, Naval Branch Health Clinic Belle Chasse personnel, and Plaquemines Parish Emergency Management Services personnel assist a man out of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter after he was medically evacuated from Port Sulphur, La. to Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans.

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Coast Guard Personnel - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-90-353. toddler's hand over Coast Guardsman's chest. Hurricane Katrina

U.S Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment conduct a Joint Air-Ground Task Force demonstration with the support of Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 as part of the 2022 Kaneohe Bay Air Show, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 12, 2022. The air show provided an opportunity to demonstrate the capabilities of a Joint Force in the Indo-Pacific Region. The Kaneohe Bay Air Show, which contained aerial performances, static displays, demonstrations and venders, was designed to express MCBHs appreciation to the residents of Hawaii and their continued support of the installation. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Christian Tofteroo)

Paramedics and stretcher, rescue drill conducted in an ICE high-speed or bullet train tunnel, Germany, Europe

010921-A-6086T-002. Base: Fort Buchanan, San Juan State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: SOUTHCOM

England, London, Westminster. A close up of London Metropolitan Police in bright yellow and blue jackets.

Lt. Morgan Dreiss briefs the intel section during a comprehensive three-day National Incident Management System (NIMS) Incident Command System (ICS) exercise on Feb. 16, 2024. The exercise, designed to mirror a complex security scenario, tested the readiness and skills of Guam-based personnel, ensuring their readiness to handle real-life emergencies effectively. Utilizing the structured approach of the ICS, the event honed in on refining our command, control, and coordination capabilities, proving essential for rapid and efficient emergency response. Coast Guard

Sgt. Greg Starr, Frederic Township Fire Department firefighter, watches a helocast from a CH-47 Chinook, 111th General Support Aviation Battalion, Florida Army National Guard, into Lake Margrethe during Northern Strike 22-2, at Camp Grayling, Mich., Aug. 11, 2022. Units visiting Northern Strike regularly use Lake Margrethe to conduct littoral operations.

Hrebenne, northern Poland - Ukraine border entry and first reception of Ukrainian war refugees.

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Paris fire department intervention for fire and personal assistance.

The 354th Medical Group displays an emergency medical service kit and vest during the September 11th Remembrance Ceremony at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, September 11, 2022. The ceremony was dedicated to all the first responders, emergency medical services, firefighters and police, who gave their lives and worked to protect the victims of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

NAVAL BASE GUAM (Sept. 12, 2022) - First Responders from Joint Region Marianas (JRM) Emergency Services along with Commander, Joint Region Marianas Rear Adm. Benjamin Nicholson, and U.S. Naval Base Guam (NBG) Commanding Officer Capt. Michael Luckett observed the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks during a ceremony at Fire Station 1 onboard NBG, Sept. 12. Firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), police officers, Chief Petty Officers (CPO), and CPO Selects from throughout the region participated in the ceremony to pay tribute to the lives of 343 firefighters, 62 law enforcement officers, eight emergency medical technicians, and 2,581 civilians who were lost during the attacks. The ceremony included 10 full blasts from the airhorns symbolizing the signal made to evacuate the World Trade Center, followed by a moment of silence. Firefighters also marked the anniversary with a stair climb at the Charles King Fitness Center. The firefighters assigned 15-

Police action at a get-together of the Bandidos motorcycle club, the City Run 2010 through downtown Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

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Emergency Services Rehearse to Emergency Major Earthquake Exercise in Baden Württemberg The Major International EU Exercise Magnitude Rehearses at Earthquake Emergen

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, September 9, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue teams continue search operations into areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Vehicles of the Securitas K9 Explosive Detection Team and handler with explosive-detection dog

Police cordon, flutter tape, symbolic image, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

020715-F-5735S-031. Complete Scene Caption: Military and Civilian personnel assigned to the Washington (WA) National Guard, 10th Civil Support Teams, Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Unit, set up a decontamination facility after a simulated chemical weapons exercise conducted at McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Fort Lewis, WA, during Exercise SEAHAWK 2002. Seahawk combines active duty and reserve components from the US Air Force (USAF), US Navy (USN), US Coast Guard (USCG), US Public Health Service, Royal Canadian Armed Forces (RCAF), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Emergence Management Association (FEMA) and multiple civilian first responder agencies in coordinated responses to simulated terrorist acts inside the Continental United States (CONUS) and outside (OCONUS) environments. The training was conducted at McChord AFB, Fort Lewis, WA, the Port of Tacoma and the environs of Pierce County, WA. Subject Operation/Series: SEAHAWK Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washi

The Minnesota National Guards 55th Civil Support Team conducts a training briefing with interagency partners near Como Regional Park in St. Paul, Minnesota, September 22, 2022. The unit participated in an exercise with several interagency partners including St. Paul Fire Departments Hazardous Material Response Teams. (Minnesota National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

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