U.S. Army Sgt. Brandon Miller (left), Pfc. Karl Powell (middle) and Cpl. Alexander Bishop (right), monitor simulated disaster data in the web-based Common Operational Picture at the Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS) Joint Operations Center during Exercise Sudden Response 19 in Fayetteville, N.C., on January 26, 2019. Miller and Powell are geospatial engineers with the 543rd geospatial planning cell, and Bishop is multisystem channel maintainer with the 76th operational response command. (Official DoD photo by Staff. Sgt. Jeramy Moore/released)

Jan. 27, 2019

CBRN responders participate in Exercise Sudden Response

FAYETTEVILLE, NC — Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear crisis responders hope disaster never strikes, but if it does, they are prepared to respond. More than 140 JTF-CS service members and Department of Defense civilians are participating in Exercise Sudden Response 2019 (SR-19), a JTF-CS-led annual command post exercise at the Crown Expo Center near Fort

Army Command Sgt. Maj. Paul Biggs (left), Senior Enlisted Leader for Futures and Concepts Center, a subordinate organization of Army Futures Command in Austin, TX., poses for a photo with Air Force Chief Master Sgt. James Brown (right), Senior Enlisted Leader for Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS), at the JTF-CS headquarters at Fort Eustis. Futures and Concepts Center is located at Army Training and Doctrine Command, also headquartered at Fort Eustis and adjacent to JTF-CS. The visit was held to foster friendship and teamwork between the military neighbors. (Official DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer Third Class Michael Redd/released)

Jan. 10, 2019

Senior enlisted leaders from Army Futures Command and JTF-CS talk the future

FORT EUSTIS, Va. — When two headquarters are located nearby, synergy is bound to happen.Army Command Sgt. Maj. Paul E. Biggs, the senior enlisted leader for the Futures and Concepts Center of Army Futures Command, based at Ft. Eustis, visited Joint Task Force Civil Support Jan. 7, 2019.“It is hard to fully appreciate the level of preparedness that must be continually

U.S. military members and DoD civilians of the Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS) participated in a concept loadout exercise at Felker Army Airfield, Fort Eustis, Va., Dec. 21, 2018. JTF-CS members participated in the scenario event with 11th Theater Aviation Command (TAC), U.S. Army General Support Aviation Battalion (5-159th), Army aviation coordination team based at Fort Eustis. “Through concept development JTF-CS rapid deployability can be enhanced by using small, independent teams,” said Kevin Woodrum, a joint exercise planner. “These teams utilize the joint planning process (JPP) to conduct detailed planning to save lives, mitigate the effects of the CBRN incident and provide situational understanding while coordinating with local, state, tribal and federal officials to determine the level of DoD support required.” (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Michael Campbell/ Released)

Dec. 21, 2018

JTF-CS demonstrates rapid deployment force capability

Fort Eustis, Va. — Preparing for movement to a location for emergency events requires practice and planned structure, according to JTF-CS planners. U.S. military members and DoD civilians of Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS) demonstrated the ability to conduct a rapid mobility loadout of crisis response vehicles in a Chinook CH-47F helicopter at Felker Army

Army Capt. Richard Pfrogner, JTF-CS joint operations officer, course instructor briefs joint action officers and NCO’s at Fort Eustis, Va., Dec 11, 2018. JTF-CS hosted a three-day Joint Operations Center (JOC) training course Dec. 11-13 educating the (DCRF) members on the art and science of employing an operation center in preparation for a catastrophic CBRN occurrence. 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 30 locations throughout the nation in support of civil authority response operations to save lives, prevent further injury and provide critical support to enable community recovery. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Campbell/ Released)

Dec. 14, 2018

DCRF action officers train for joint operations center success

Fort Eustis, Va. — A trained DCRF is a ready DCRF might be an appropriate bumper sticker.Almost 40 members of the Defense Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Response Force (DCRF) gathered here to train as action officers within the joint operations center (JOC), Dec. 11-13.Their common goal is defense support of civil authorities for a domestic

A decontamination team of Airmen and Soldiers care for casualties in a simulated mass casualty decontamination line during the 503rd Military Police Battalion field training exercise at Camp Blanding, Fla., on Oct. 24, 2018. Army Maj. Gen. William “Bill” Hall participates as a mock victim of a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear catastrophe. (Courtesy photo by Navy Chief Petty Officer Zach McKinley)

Dec. 13, 2018

Joint Task Force Civil Support is prepared for any CBRN Disaster

Fort Eustis, Va. — Task forces can be formed at the time of a crisis, but a unit in Newport News, Va., Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS), works 365 days a year with people on call 24/7 for the past 19 years.“We literally never turn the lights off,” said U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William A. “Bill” Hall, JTF-CS commander. “We’re the nation’s only standing Chemical,

First Lady Melania Trump visited Joint Base Langley-Eustis Soldiers and Airmen, Dec. 12, 2018. Mrs. Trump addressed the service members, DoD civilians, family members and students from across Hampton Roads taking time to shake their hands and pose for photographs in an aircraft hangar at the 1st Fighter Wing. (Courtesy photo by David Phillips/ Released)

Dec. 12, 2018

First Lady Melania Trump visits Joint Base Langley-Eustis

Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. — First Lady Melania Trump visited Joint Base Langley-Eustis Soldiers and Airmen today to thank the service members for their sacrifices.“I have said these words before but they are worth repeating. We know that we are the free because you are brave. And I speak on behalf of my husband when I say we are forever grateful for your service.”She also