North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command
are planning to conduct a combined exercise June 18 - 24 that will
incorporate several military exercises with a National Guard exercise.
These linked exercises are referred to as ARDENT SENTRY 09. Events
will take place in multiple venues across the country including Iowa,
Kansas, Oregon, Wyoming, and off the East and West Coasts.
The exercise will allow several Department of Defense organizations
and some federal and state partners to implement plans and respond
to a variety of notional events. Historically, exercises like these
have helped both DoD and other agencies review their processes and
procedures and focus their future training efforts on closing gaps
and identifying areas that need additional attention.
Major AS 09 venues include:
The activities in the vicinity of Camp Rilea will involve the deployment
of an Army National Guard ground-based air defense system that will
be integrated with Air Force airborne systems (AWACS and fighters)
and a Navy Aegis Destroyer. (Media interested in covering this event
should contact Mr. Al Eakle at 1-850-283-8080)
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Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska National Guard units will respond
to multiple events in Iowa and Kansas including simulated train derailments
and foreign animal disease. (Media interested in covering events in
Iowa should contact LTC Greg Hapgood at 515-971-6385; for events in
Kansas, contact Sharon Watson at 785-274-1192)
In Wyoming, Air Force Space Command will respond to an incident involving
a simulated nuclear weapon. (Media interested in covering this should
contact Capt. Sharbe Clark at 719-554-3815).
NORAD is a bi-national United States and Canada organization charged
with the missions of aerospace warning and aerospace control for North
America. USNORTHCOM provides command and control of DoD homeland defense
efforts and, when directed, provides timely and effective defense
support of civil authorities. (see www.norad.mil and www.northcom.mil
for more information)
For more information about the exercise, contact NORAD and USNORTHCOM
Public Affairs at 719-554-6889.
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