A team of joint firefighters wait for equipment to be lowered to them before extracting a simulated trapped building collapse victim during Vigilant Guard 2021, held in Fola, West Virginia, Aug. 27th, 2021. Vigilant Guard is an annual large-scale disaster response exercise sponsored by Northern Command, in conjunction with the National Guard Bureau, that brings federal, state, and local military personnel, public-safety first responders, and private sector partners together for a multi-day hands-on and simulated training exercise, supporting the development, enhancement, and interoperabil


A team of joint firefighters wait for equipment to be lowered to them before extracting a simulated trapped building collapse victim during Vigilant Guard 2021, held in Fola, West Virginia, Aug. 27th, 2021. Vigilant Guard is an annual large-scale disaster response exercise sponsored by Northern Command, in conjunction with the National Guard Bureau, that brings federal, state, and local military personnel, public-safety first responders, and private sector partners together for a multi-day hands-on and simulated training exercise, supporting the development, enhancement, and interoperability of disaster response assets within a joint operations environment. ( Air National Guard Photo by Senior Airman Kregg York)


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