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U.S. Soldiers with Alpha Company, 4th Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment carry a simulated wounded civilian to a hospital July 15, 2010, at Camp Atterbury, Ind., as part of Vibrant Response 10.2. Vibrant Response, a U.S. Northern Command exercise for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive Consequence Management Response Force 10.2, focuses on Department of Defense support of civil authorities in a consequence management role. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Samuel W. Goodman/Released)

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U.S. Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment pack gear to move to Forward Operating Base Panther, a simulated base, July 15, 2010, during exercise Vibrant Response 10.2 at Camp Atterbury, Ind. Vibrant Response 10.2 is a U.S. Northern Command training event for the chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high yield explosives consequence management response force 10.2. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Samuel W. Goodman/Released)

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U.S. Soldiers with Alpha Company, 4th Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment brief and plan an excavation mission for Vibrant Response 10.2 at Camp Atterbury, Ind., July 15, 2010. Vibrant Response, a U.S. Northern Command exercise for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive Consequence Management Response Force 10.2, focuses on Department of Defense support of civil authorities in a consequence management role. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Samuel W. Goodman/Released)

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From left, U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Vanessa Alaquinez and 1st Lt. Nicole Ferguson, both with the 59th Pharmacy Squadron out of Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, gather pharmaceutical supplies in the Expeditionary Medical System during exercise Vibrant Response July 14, 2010, at Camp Atterbury, Ind. Vibrant Response 10.2 Field Training Exercise was a U.S. Army North training event for the chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, high yield explosives consequence management response force 10.2. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Samuel W. Goodman/Released)

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A U.S. Soldier with Alpha Company, 4th Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment cares for a simulated wounded civilian July 15, 2010, at Camp Atterbury, Ind., as part of Vibrant Response 10.2. Vibrant Response, a U.S. Northern Command exercise for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive Consequence Management Response Force 10.2, focuses on Department of Defense support of civil authorities in a consequence management role. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Samuel W. Goodman/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kevin Rivera, of the Air Force Radiation Assessment Team (AFRAT) from the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine at Brooks City Base, Texas, puts on his joint service lightweight integrated suit technology during exercise Vibrant Response 10.2 July 15, 2010, in Jennings, Ind. Vibrant Response 10.2 is a U.S. Northern Command training event for the chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high yield explosives consequence management response force 10.2. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Angelita M. Lawrence/Released)

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U.S. Army North Soldiers and civilians arrive at the Indianapolis International Airport July 12 and prepare to deploy to Camp Atterbury, Ind., to provide defense support in an exercise scenario based on the unthinkable — a 10-kiloton nuclear weapon exploding in a major U.S. city. Approximately 92 people from Joint Task Force – 51, Army North, based at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, augmented by disaster response personnel from the Army Reserve, Army National Guard, Air Force, Navy, Marines and others, set up a tactical operations center and began orchestrating a military support operation involving an initial 2,200 personnel from around the U.S. The force structure is projected to grow to 3,300 personnel by the end of the two-week exercise.

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Joint Task Force – 51 personnel brief Maj. Gen. John Basilica, commanding general, JTF-51, Army North, on the status of operations July 13 during Vibrant Response 10.2, a national terrorism exercise involving more than 3,000 disaster response personnel from across the U.S. The two-week exercise, based on a scenario in which a nuclear weapon detonates in Indianapolis, tested the task force’s ability to respond in support of mission requirements requested from civilian partner agencies. TF-51 provides command and control of disparate military forces conducting simultaneous lifesaving and life-sustaining missions in a four-county region.

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Sgt. Lauren Aldaco, force protection noncommissioned officer, U.S. Army North, attempts to create pockets of air inside her Army Combat Uniform trousers to use as a floatation device during Water Survival training at the Jimmy Brought Fitness Center indoor pool, at Fort Sam Houston June 18. The techniques the Soldiers learned during the training are used as part of the Army’s Water Survival Training Curriculum 21 – 21.

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Navy Adm. James Winnefeld, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander, shows Illinois Senator Roland Burris the commands’ Sept. 11 memorial during the Senator’s visit to the commands July 8. Burris, who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee, made his first visit to the commands to familiarize himself with NORAD and USNORTHCOM’s operations and tour the headquarters and alternate command center at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station.

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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Japanese Maj. Gen. Koichi Isobe, Japan Self Defense Force Joint Staff J5 Director, speaks with Navy Adm. James Winnefeld, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander, before the start of the Joint Staff Conference at NORAD and USNORTHCOM headquarters July 13. The Joint Staff Conference provides senior military leaders from both countries an opportunity to focus on the implications of possible future military scenarios and mutually educate both joint staffs in the areas of missile defense, cyberspace defense, space and joint air and sea battle. The conference ends Friday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

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Army Lt. Gen. Guy Swan III, commanding general of U.S. Army North and Fort Sam Houston, passes the Joint Task Force – Civil Support colors to Air Force Brig. Gen. Jonathan Treacy, the unit’s new commander, during a change of command ceremony at Fort Monroe's Continental Park July 2.

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Participants of the North American Regional Air Chiefs Conference pose for a group photo in the Killey Center for Homeland Operations at Tyndall AFB, Fla., July 12-15, 2010. The air domain experts attended the 3-day conference to ‘forge partnerships’ that impact air domain issues in North America.

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Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert C. Nolan II, Joint Task Force National Scout Jamboree commander is sworn in July 14 by the Virginia Adjutant General in Richmond, Va. Nolan is the first Title 10 active-duty officer to be given command of both federal forces and National Guard troops.

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HOUMA, La. – (left to right) Col. Jeff Fiebig, the mobilization assistant to the commander, First Air Force, Tyndall AFB, Fla., Maj. Gen. Garry Dean, the joint force air component commander for North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, and Cmdr. Drew Cromwell, air operations branch chief for the Houma Incident Command Post, analyze safety information in the operations center in the central operations room, June 15, 2010. Dean visited the command post to discuss ways the Air Force can assist in the Gulf for the nation’s largest oil spill response and recovery. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Brazzell.

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Army Pfc. Aaron Garlington, 206th Army Liaison Team, sets up a portable cell phone tower and weather station during the Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration June 15. CWID allows the military to test emerging technologies in an operational setting. U.S. Northern Command, in cooperation with the city of Colorado Springs, tested the new equipment in a scenario where terrorists destroyed several cell phone towers, and temporary communications needed to be reestablished quickly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Colorado Springs Police Department Officer J. W. Reutner dons a gas mask following a simulated chemical attack during the Coalition Warrior Interoperablity Demonstration June 16. The exercise, simulating a bomb and chemical attack in Colorado Springs, brought together members of U.S. Northern Command, the city of Colorado Springs and the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs first responders to respond to the exercise while simultaneously testing new technologies to make communicating between the groups more efficient. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Army Pvt. Sherman Huff, 207th Army Liaison Team, helps Army Pfc. Aaron Garlington, 206th Army Liaison Team, and Spc. Shaun Marshall, 207th ALT, inflate a helium-filled aerostat surveillance balloon during the Coalition Warrior Interoperablity Demonstration June 16. The goal of the demonstration was to have military members use and assess new technologies in operational conditions. Equipment tested included aerostat balloons and hand-held phones that could switch between cellular and satellite with the push of a button. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

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Bob Reininger, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Interagency Coordination office, speaks to more than 50 National Guard officers during the Joint Task Force Commander Training Course June 14. the course is designed to prepare potential joint task force commanders to coordinate active-duty, National Guard and federal civilian agencies during a crisis.

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - A Colorado Springs Fire Department firefighter sprays down Colorado Springs Police Officer Eric Price following a simulated chemical attack during the Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration June 16. The exercise simulated a terrorist bomb attack that destroyed several communications towers and released a plume of chlorine gas that sickened several first responders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

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