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VOL. 5/ISSUE 27
THURSDAY, MAY 11, 2017
Vigilant Guard Hurricane response focus of massive exercise
A Georgia Air National Guard security forces airman partners with Cpl. Greg Thomas, a police officer with the Macon-Bibb County Sheriff’s Department, to practice crowd control techniques during exercise Vigilant Guard 2017 in Macon, Ga., March 14. The 116th Air Control Wing and the 165th Airlift Wing worked with the Macon-Bibb Emergency Management Agency and other agencies to practice crowd control techniques as part of a hurricane simulation to ensure the safety of citizens during possible natural disasters or catastrophes. Vigilant Guard Georgia 2017 is a joint regional training exercise sponsored by U.S. Northern Command in conjunction with the National Guard Bureau. Photo by Master Sgt. Regina Young
Terri Moon Cronk
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
During the joint natural disaster response exercise Vigilant Guard 2017 held recently, the Georgia National Guard and guardsmen from five surrounding states simulated a hurricane to improve collaborative efforts in the region, Pentagon press operations director Navy Capt. Jeff Davis told reporters. More than 8,000 personnel from Georgia,
Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and South Carolina took part in the exercise from March 27 through April 2 in various locations around Georgia, Davis said. The joint regional exercise was hosted by the Georgia National Guard and U.S. Northern Command, he said.
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