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ARNORTH to participate in Vigilant Guard, test response capabilities during exercises
August 6, 2021 — U.S. Army North, U.S. Northern Command’s Joint Force Land Component Command, will participate in a series of full-scale, all-hazard disaster response exercises known as Vigilant Guard. This exercise is sponsored by U.S. Northern Command and the National Guard Bureau and will take place across the Southeast region of the United States Aug. 5-Sept. 3, 2021... MORE

Army North’s Task Force 51 provides connectivity during exercise, crisis
August 16, 2017 — Soldiers and Department of Defense civilians assigned to U.S. Army North’s Task Force 51 conducted a weeklong exercise Aug. 3-11, called Vigilant Guard 17-04, at Kirkland Air Base in Albuquerque, N.M. For Task Force 51, the exercise focused on preparation for disaster support to local, state and federal response efforts with minimal notification and response time... MORE

Matt Hopper, a telecommunications specialist with Task Force 51, U.S. Army North’s Contingency Command Post 1, changes the frequency on an auto control unit Aug. 9 inside the Sentinel vehicle at Kirkland Air Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico, during exercise Vigilant Guard 17-04 Aug. 3-11. The auto control unit enables operators to bridge the gap between disparate communications equipment.

Vigilant Guard: Army North TF-51 preparing for disaster relief in New Mexico
August 16, 2017 — A disaster can strike at anytime whether it’s man-made or natural causes, and being prepared is essential to any entity providing disaster relief. One way to ensure preparedness is training. Several Soldiers and Department of Defense employees with U.S. Army North’s Task Force 51 participated in Vigilant Guard 17-04 from Aug. 3-11 at the Onate Military Complex in Santa Fe, N.M. ... MORE

A Soldier with the 64th Civil Support Team, New Mexico Army National Guard, sets up the mass decontamination shower as part of a training scenario for the Vigilant Guard exercise Aug. 8 in Lamy, N.M. This decontamination site was part of a train derailment scenario that spilled hazardous waste injuring more than 100 role players.