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Date: May 9, 2007 1:26:46 PM PDT
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Subject: Duck and Cover: Nationwide "Exercises" Testing Response to
Nuking of US Cities
Terre Haute base for new military exercises
By Howard Greninger
The Tribune-Star
http://www.tribstar.com/local/local_story_127235015.html/
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TERRE HAUTE— An eight-day military training exercise in which the
state coordinates with local emergency response officials will
begin Thursday and use Terre Haute International Airport-Hulman
Field as a forward operating base.
That means the airport will initially harbor about 1,500 personnel
out of an estimated 3,000 people who will participate in one of the
nation’s largest training exercises for a simulated nuclear
explosion. In this simulation, a 10-kiloton nuclear device explodes
in Indianapolis.
The training exercise is called “Vigilant Guard,” one part of a
nationwide exercise called Ardent Sentry that will test the
national response plan, said Lt. Col. John R. Newman of the 181st
Fighter Wing.
The airport will be the first destination for about 2.6 million
pounds of cargo, Newman said.
“That is the equivalent of 32 C-17 [military cargo airplane]
missions, but that could include some C-130 or even a C-5 aircraft.
This is a big deal and we are glad they are picking us to make the
nation safer. While we are at the crossroads of America, we are
also literally the crossroads for air space as well,” Newman said.
Once personnel and cargo are assembled, then a convoy will travel
from the airport down Chamberlain Road to Indiana 42, then west to
Indiana 46 and then to Interstate 70. The convoy will then go to
Interstate 65 to Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center near
Edinburgh and Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, near North Vernon.
“That means an increase in traffic and air activity. At Hulman
Field, one of our key points is safety. People should not be
alarmed, as it is a training exercise,” Newman said. “Don’t be
alarmed if you see a lot of aircraft at the airport and increased
traffic.”
The Terre Haute Police Department, Vigo County Sheriff’s Department
and Indiana State Police will help move the convoy from the
airport. State police will help coordinate the convoy statewide.
About 150 people from Task Force 7, a regional response team of
local and state emergency response agencies in Vigo, Vermillion,
Clay, Sullivan, Parke, Owen, Greene and Putnam counties, will
participate in the drill, said Aimee Einfeld, spokeswoman for the
task force and the health educator/
media coordinator for the Vigo County Health Department.
“The role of Task Force 7 includes fire, law enforcement, state and
local health officials, emergency response, hazardous materials,
mental health and communications. The task force has already been
involved in the planning” of the exercise, Einfeld said.
Dr. Dorene Hojnicki, director of the Vigo County Emergency
Management Agency, said the task force itself would have medical
needs of its own if the nuclear explosion were real.
“If you have an area that has already been hit, just like tornadoes
that recently hit Kansas, there is no hospital or anything,”
Hojnicki said. “We will bring medical support for our members so if
they have minor medical needs, we can care for them onsite and not
add to the burden of the people we are trying to assist,” she said.
“There is also a logistical mission of what do we need and how do
we handle things. We are also testing to see if our emergency
operations center can operate” at the airport, she said.
Hojnicki said she asked the Indiana Department of Transportation to
place flashing signs on the eastbound lanes of the interstate to
show there is a convoy, and to move to one lane.
“This is Indiana in May, so we know we have race day and
qualifications, so I-70 and U.S. 40 will be busy. We just want
people to be aware of the increased traffic. This is a good test of
the system.”
Airport Director Dennis Dunbar said the airport will not close to
general aviation traffic. Terre Haute’s airport is the largest
airport closest to Indianapolis capable of handling large, fully
loaded military aircraft. The airport will close Runway 14 to park
some aircraft, he said.
“In addition, we expect to see an increase in helicopter traffic,
likely Blackhawk helicopters as well as VIP transport, similar to
Lear jets or others,” he said.
Terre Haute Mayor Kevin Burke said the exercise can show that Terre
Haute is an excellent location for similar operations. “If we do
this well and it is beneficial and really benefits the participants
to be better prepared for such an event, then our chances of doing
this on a regular basis increase,” the mayor said.
“This is what we have talked about for the new missions for the
181st and [Terre Haute] being able to do things at the national
level right here in the Wabash Valley,” the mayor said.
Howard Greninger can be reached at (812) 231-4204 or
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