Russell Flowers, an education specialist with the 6th Force Support Squadron, is escorted to an ambulance during a Major Accident Response Exercise at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Feb. 28th, 2024. Flowers was given a simulated injury to allow MacDill emergency response technicians to exercise trauma response skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Derrick Bole)
Firefighters from the participating countries conduct fire training exercises for the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) training operation during exercise Cobra Gold at the Disaster Relief Training Center, Chachoengsao Province, Thailand, Feb. 28, 2024. The HADR training exercise was a demonstration within Cobra Gold 2024 in which participating nations train with the intention of preparing for emergencies; 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 is 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. (U.S. Washington Army National Guard photo by Spc. Abigail Clark)
Staff Sgt. Mary Marr, 91st Civil Support Team, Arizona National Guard begins checking her equipment before participating in a Joint Hazard Assessment Team training scenario in Show Low, Arizona on Feb. 27.
This JHAT allowed the Guardsmen of the 91st CST to train with the 64th CST, New Mexico National Guard, firefighters and medics from Mesa Timber Fire and Medical District and Pinetop Fire District, and Public Information Officers from the Navajo County Department of Emergency Management and Preparedness to be prepared to confront any chemical, biological, and radiological threats against the homeland at a moment’s notice as a combined, efficient and effective team.