Staff Sgt. Douglas J. McPherson, a Army Reserve safety officer assigned to Task Force 76 out of Westover, Mass., updates an operations binder during Vibrant Response 17 at Camp Atterbury, Ind., May 7, 2017. Vibrant Response 17 is an annual command post exercise that simulates the detonation of a nuclear bomb in a major city within the United States. This year it was integrated with Guardian Response 17 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Indiana. The exercises enable emergency response organizations, both civilian and military, to integrate and provide relief during a catastrophic disa


Staff Sgt. Douglas J. McPherson, a Army Reserve safety officer assigned to Task Force 76 out of Westover, Mass., updates an operations binder during Vibrant Response 17 at Camp Atterbury, Ind., May 7, 2017. Vibrant Response 17 is an annual command post exercise that simulates the detonation of a nuclear bomb in a major city within the United States. This year it was integrated with Guardian Response 17 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Indiana. The exercises enable emergency response organizations, both civilian and military, to integrate and provide relief during a catastrophic disaster.


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