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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