Carol Gallant (right), wife of Maj. Gen. Richard Gallant, commander of Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS), thanks Darlene Morgan (left), the community readiness specialist at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, for her assistance with the Key Spouse Group at JTF-CS during a tour and group meeting at Mullan Hall last month. The Key Spouse Group is a commander's program that is primarily used in the Air Force. According to the US Air Force Services website, it's an official unit/family program designed to enhance readiness and establish a sense of community. After a tour of the headquarters, the spouses sat down to discuss the current group and where it is headed. A new command team is coming in July. Along with that big change, several key leaders are moving on to their next duty stations. That means more volunteers are needed to continue a program that the Gallant family agrees is critical to the command.

April 9, 2018

A Different Kind of Spouse Group

FORT EUSTIS, Va. — Fort Eustis, Virginia - Military spouse groups might prompt thoughts of organizing social events as well as being an invaluable support system. For Carol Gallant, the wife of Army Maj. Gen. Richard Gallant, the commanding general of Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS), it’s important to understand the focus of the Key Spouse Group (KSG) she

FORT EUSTIS, Va. -- U.S. Army Col. Eric Oh lends his perspective during the 2018 Defense Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Response (DCRF) Commanders Conference at the Jacob's Conference Center at Fort Langley Eustis, Va. The three-day conference allowed Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS) and DCRF leadership to review how thousands of military service members would respond to a catastrophic disaster in the U.S, whether manmade or natural. 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.

March 20, 2018

JTF-CS Conducts Mission Planning with DCRF Commanders

FORT EUSTIS, Va. — FORT EUSTIS, Va. – Commanders and staff members representing Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS), the Defense Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Response Force (DCRF), U.S. Army North, FEMA, the CBRN Response Enterprise, the 78th Training Division and the 84th Training Command gathered here March 6-8, 2018 to discuss and synchronize

U.S. Army Col Eric Oh, Director for the Operations, Joint Task Force Civil Support, Ft. Eustis, engages with interagency attendees in the audience of the 6th Annual Joint Civil & DoD CBRN Symposium held March 5-6, 2018 at the Mary M. Gates Learning Center in Alexandria, Va. During his presentation, Oh explained that when directed, JTF-CS deploys within 24 hours of notification to command and control DOD forces in support of civil authority response operations in order to save lives, prevent further injury, and provide temporary critical support to enable community recovery.

March 20, 2018

Task Force speaks to CBRNE Community at Symposium

Alexandria, Va. — Responding to a crisis is inherently complex, so responders of the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear community come together at different venues to discuss such challenges and ways to overcome them. One such event was the 6th Annual Joint Civil & DoD CBRN Symposium held March 5-6, 2018 at the Mary M. Gates Learning Center in

Members of Joint Task Force Civil Support set up a new tent during a tent exercise.

Feb. 26, 2018

JTF-CS Improves Deployability with New Tents

FORT EUSTIS, Va. — Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS) held a tent exercise Feb. 14 at its command and control building on Fort Eustis. The exercise served to test the five new tents JTF-CS recently ordered."The new tents will be replacing the previous shelters the command used," said Tim Collins, deputy director of the joint logistics operations center, JTF-CS.

A flight crew from 1st Armored Division Combat Aviation Brigade prepares their UH-60M Black Hawk prior to deploying to East Texas in support of the Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.

Jan. 26, 2018

Army Aviation Brigade Hones Rescue Skills in Seattle Exercise

FORT LEWIS, Wa. – The 1st Armored Division Combat Aviation Brigade (1AD, CAB) from Fort Bliss, Texas, is demonstrating its capabilities in aerial rescue operations during Sudden Response (SR) 18 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, January 23 to 30.   The 1AD, CAB is part of Joint Task Force Civil Support’s (JTF-CS) Defense Chemical,

Langley Air Force Base, Va. -- Members of Joint Task Force Civil Support arrive at Langley Air Force Base in preparation for Sudden Response 2018.

Jan. 26, 2018

JTF-CS conducts crisis response exercise

FORT EUSTIS, Va. – Joint Task Force Civil Support members and other responders tasked with crisis response in the homeland are operating in Exercise Sudden Response (SR) 18 At Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, this week.More than 250 people are participating at JBLM January 23 to 30 to demonstrate capabilities in response to a simulated nuclear