From left, Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Vincent Smith, Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Ronald C. Anderson Jr., and Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jordan Freking pose for a photo during the Air National Guard Enlisted Leadership Symposium at Camp Dawson, W. Va. Anderson is the twelfth command chief master sergeant for the Air National Guard. Smith is a logistics specialist, and Freking is a planner who works with Global Force Management and with the Joint Operations Planning and Execution System, or JOPES at Joint Task Force Civil Support. JTF-CS is a total force, comprised of active, Reserve and Guard members from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines, as well as civilians. Once assigned, members receive additional training tailored to prepare them for upcoming missions. (Courtesy photo)

Aug. 24, 2018

Members Seize Opportunity for Joint Enlisted PME

FORT EUSTIS, Va. — Navy petty officers and a Marine Corps noncommissioned officer from Joint Task Force Civil Support soaked up some joint-service enlisted professional military education recently during two separate events in West Virginia and Florida.JTF-CS is a total force, comprised of active, Reserve and Guard members from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines,

Petty Officer 1st Class Angelica Mathis, JTF-CS communications specialist, conducts a radio check with the PRC-150 during a recent exercise. (Photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael Redd)

Aug. 23, 2018

JTF-CS Commanding General participates in his exercise with the command

FORT EUSTIS, Va. — A joint communication exercise (COMMEX) and tent exercise (TENTEX) here Aug. 1, 2018 demonstrated Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS) early entry and tactical command post operations for the new commander, Army Maj. Gen. Bill Hall.The exercise served to test and demonstrate the command’s ability to set up response Early Entry Command Post

Marine Sgt. Maj. Paul McKenna, Command Senior Enlisted Leader, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command (NORTHCOM), is briefed by members of Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS) July 13 on the command’s chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) equipment. McKenna visited JTF-CS for a tour of the headquarters of the nation’s only standing chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear response force. When directed, JTF-CS is ready to respond in 24 hours to provide command and control of 5,200 federal military forces located at more than 36 locations throughout the nation acting in support of civil authority response operations to save lives, prevent further injury, and provide critical support to enable community recover. (Official DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael Redd/released)

July 23, 2018

NORTHCOM Senior Enlisted Leader Tours JTF-CS

FORT EUSTIS, Va. — The NORTHCOM command senior enlisted leader visited Joint Task Force Civil Support recently to tour Mullan Hall and view unit operations here. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Paul G. McKenna is assigned to North American Aerospace Command and U.S. Northern Command, Peterson AFB, Colo. Hosted by the JTF-CS commanding general and senior enlisted leader,

Members of Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS) and airmen from Langley Air Force Base load vehicles onto a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III during a no-notice Deployment Readiness Exercise (DRE). The purpose of the DRE was to test both commands ability to rapidly deploy during an incident. When directed, JTF-CS is ready to respond in 24 hours to provide command and control of 5,200 federal military forces located at more than 36 locations throughout the nation acting in support of civil authority response operations to save lives, prevent further injury, and provide critical support to enable community recover. (Official DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael Redd/released)

July 13, 2018

JTF-CS conducts DRE to test command and family readiness

FORT EUSTIS, Va. — A Joint Task Force Support (JTF-CS) no-notice Deployment Readiness Exercise (DRE) tested unit and family readiness with a training trip to Richmond, Va., June 26-28.The DRE tested the command’s ability to react at a moment’s notice in the event of a catastrophic Chemical, Biological, Radiological, or Nuclear (CBRN) incident.“A no-notice DRE

Air Force Maj. Marcus Grant briefs members of Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS) on exercise Ardent Sentry, which will take place June 3-7, 2019. The exercise will focus on a complex catastrophic earthquake along the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) as part of Defense Support of Civil Authorities. When directed, JTF-CS is ready to respond in 24 hours to provide command and control of 5,200 federal military forces located at more than 36 locations throughout the nation acting in support of civil authority response operations to save lives, prevent further injury, and provide critical support to enable community recover. (Official DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael Redd/released)

July 12, 2018

Preparations Underway for Ardent Sentry 2019

Fort Eustis, Va. — Members of JTF-CS gathered Friday to prepare for North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command’s exercise Ardent Sentry (AS-19), set to take place June 3-7, 2019, which will focus on a complex catastrophic earthquake along the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) as part of Defense Support of Civil Authorities.“We would be responding

Maj. Gen. Richard Gallant (right), Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan (center front), Maj. Gen. William Hall (right) and CMSgt James Brown (center back) pass along the Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS) flag during a Change of Command ceremony on 29 June. The tradition symbolizes the passing of authority from the previous JTF-CS commander (Gallant) to the new commander (Hall), who is now the tenth commander of JTF-CS. JTF-CS provides command and control for designated Department of Defense specialized response forces to assist local, state, federal and tribal partners in saving lives, preventing further injury and providing critical support to enable community recovery. (Official DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael Redd/released)

June 29, 2018

New JTF-CS Commanding General Returns to his Birthplace

FORT EUSTIS, Va. — The new Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS) Commanding General, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Bill Hall, returned to the place of his birth in a formal ceremony June 29, 2018, at 11 a.m. at Seay Plaza. “Fifty-one years and 29 days ago today, my father, Brig. Gen. Hugh Hall, returned from service in Vietnam and was stationed at Ft. Eustis,” Maj. Gen. Hall