Firefighters Adam Foley and Andrew Formanek with the La Crosse Fire Department Hazmat Unit move their specialized gear closer to a chemical spill during a simulated event as part of the Miles Paratus Special Focus Event at Volk Field, Camp Williams, Camp Douglas, Wis., June 7. The Wisconsin National Guard and the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs Division of Emergency Management coordinated and conducted the Miles Paratus Special Focus Event, a five-day emergency response exercise focused on inter-agency efforts to plan, train, and respond cohesively across the state. Approximately 2,50


Firefighters Adam Foley and Andrew Formanek with the La Crosse Fire Department Hazmat Unit move their specialized gear closer to a chemical spill during a simulated event as part of the Miles Paratus Special Focus Event at Volk Field, Camp Williams, Camp Douglas, Wis., June 7. The Wisconsin National Guard and the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs Division of Emergency Management coordinated and conducted the Miles Paratus Special Focus Event, a five-day emergency response exercise focused on inter-agency efforts to plan, train, and respond cohesively across the state. Approximately 2,500 personnel participated during the course of the five-day exercise at Volk Field and Fort McCoy, Wis., June 5-9, including more than 20 military units from the Wisconsin, West Virginia, Idaho, Minnesota, and Illinois National Guard and more than 50 civilian local, state, and national emergency response agencies as well as the private sector organizations. (112th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment photo by Spc. Jared Saathoff/Released) Miles Paratus Special Focus Event Training 160607-Z-JS741-030


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