MUSCATATUCK URBAN TRAINING CENTER, Indiana –
An Army North Observer, Controller, Trainer evaluates Soldiers from 68th Engineer Construction Company, Task Force Operations, Joint Task Force-Civil Support, or JTF-CS, conducting urban search and rescue tasks during Exercise Guardian Response at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Indiana May 4. When directed, JTF-CS provides command and control of the 5,200-person Defense Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear (CBRN) Response Force (DCRF) during a catastrophic crisis in support of civil authorities and the lead federal agency. Vibrant Response/Guardian Response is an annual combined Command Post Exercise and Field Training Exercise which validates the ability of the DCRF forces to conduct the CBRN Response mission.