Sgt. Samuel Matter applies a tourniquet to a mannequin underneath a concrete slab during Guardian Response 18 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Indiana on April 22, 2018. Matter is part of a reconnaissance team that is providing 360-degree site characterization to identify where casualties are and what specialized tools are needed to rescue them. These soldiers are prepared to provide medical aid, even if they are unable to move the casualty at the moment. Army North executes the annual Vibrant Response consequence management exercise at the direction of Northern Command to conf


Sgt. Samuel Matter applies a tourniquet to a mannequin underneath a concrete slab during Guardian Response 18 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Indiana on April 22, 2018. Matter is part of a reconnaissance team that is providing 360-degree site characterization to identify where casualties are and what specialized tools are needed to rescue them. These soldiers are prepared to provide medical aid, even if they are unable to move the casualty at the moment. Army North executes the annual Vibrant Response consequence management exercise at the direction of Northern Command to confirm command and control elements of the nation’s CBRN response forces. Force Command’s linked exercise, Guardian Response, held at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, validates how the subordinate units train to carry out the operations under the direction of a joint task force. GR18 is executed by the Army Reserve Command. ( Army National Guard photo by Cpl. Elizabeth Scott)


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