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 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

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 520th Area Support Medical Company, 56th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 62nd Medical Brigade and Mexican army personnel assigned the 19th Motorized Cavalry Regiment transport a simulated casualty from an HH-60M Blackhawk helicopter attached to the 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, from Hunter Army Airfield, Ga., Regiment during medical evacuation training as part of exercise Fuerzas Amigas 2022 at Campo Militar Reynosa, Mexico, Oct. 18, 2022.

Oct. 20, 2022

U.S. Army North, Joint Task Force Civil Support begin annual exercise with Mexican Army

MCALLEN, TEXAS — Fuerzas Amigas 2022, a binational disaster-response exercise between the U.S. and Mexican militaries, began on October 17, 2022, and will run through October 21, 2022, along the U.S.- Mexican border.The annual exercise will work to improve disaster-response readiness and strengthen the two nations’ cooperative relationship. The training will

Aug. 24, 2022

To support, not to command — a Fort Eustis unit stands ready to help when civilian authorities call for aid

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