June 4, 2024

Joint Task Force Civil Support Conducts Annual Homeland Defense and Disaster Response Exercise

FORT EUSTIS, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES — Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS) conducts Vibrant Response 24, an annual command post exercise that trains homeland defense through chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) disaster response from April 22 to April 28, 2024 at Fort Eustis, Va. and Fort Carson, Colo. U.S. Army North, as United States Northern Command’s Joint

June 4, 2024

JTF-CS Kicks of Vibrant Response 24

FORT EUSTIS, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES — Approximately 1,200 personnel from U.S. Northern Command’s Joint Task Force Civil Support, U.S. Army North, Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) came together to validate their effectiveness in responding to Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) disasters

June 4, 2024

JTF-CS participates in WPS Design Workshop

FORT LESLEY J. MCNAIR, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES — The Inter-American Defense College (IADC) and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) hosted the North American Defense Framework for Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Design Workshop on February 28-29, 2024.The purpose of the WPS Design Workshop was for experts from the defense sectors in United States, Canada, Mexico and The Bahamas to collaborate to

June 4, 2024

JTF-CS conducts change of command

FORT EUSTIS, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES — Joint Task Force-Civil Support (JTF-CS) held a change of command ceremony at its headquarters today, marking a significant transition in leadership for the U.S. Northern Command’s only joint task force specifically assigned to assist civil authorities in catastrophic disasters. The ceremony saw the outgoing commander, Army Col. Carl “Lamar"

June 4, 2024

Forging New Frontiers: Collaborative Exercise Combines Federal and Military Disaster-Response Training

FORT EUSTIS, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES — The need to work seamlessly alongside one another and understand how each entity operates is a critical aspect of success when organizations come together to respond following an emergency or crisis. During disaster response exercises, the importance of connecting responding agencies early to reinforce relationships and increase interoperability

June 4, 2024

Critical Change Before the Disaster: The Necessity of Modernizing the Approach to Domestic Post Nuclear Response

FORT EUSTIS, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES — At 9:01 a.m., a box truck explodes in a downtown commercial district, releasing a lethal dose of radiation and inflicting third-degree burns on people up to three quarters of a mile away. The shock wave levels buildings within a half mile of the blast and damages structures up to a mile away. Those lucky enough to be two miles from the blast endure