[Scan-DC] Capital Shield Exercise

[Alan Henney]

News Release
Joint Force Headquarters - National Capital Region
For Immediate Release:  05-048
28 October 2005
Media Relations Team: 202-685-4645

Capital Shield Exercise to Test Interagency Partnerships

Fort Leslie J. McNair, DC - Local, state, and federal agencies will
participate in Exercise Capital Shield '06 (CS06), an emergency
exercise/drill Nov. 1 - 4.   The exercise, conducted by Joint Force
Headquarters National Capital Region in cooperation with many local
agencies, will involve simulated emergency events in the greater
Washington area.

These exercises will be conducted to help ensure that government
agencies at every level are prepared to take coordinated action to
protect the public in the event of an actual emergency in the NCR.

CS06 is designed to exercise joint operations, techniques, procedures
and command and control relationships to enhance interoperability
among the military services and interagency partners.

The first day of the exercise, Nov. 1, will involve Arlington County,
Alexandria and Fort Myer, Va., agencies working together in response
to a simulated emergency at Fort Myer.  This will include the
interaction of local fire, police, the U. S. Army Military District of
Washington Engineer Company, among other agencies.

Additionally, there will be an event at Bolling Air Force Base, DC,
the morning of Nov. 1 that will restrict access and could disrupt
traffic.

The second and third days are scheduled to involve various emergency
simulations in the region, to include the District of Columbia, Olney,
Md., and Fort Belvoir, Va. No serious disruption of traffic is
anticipated, although the public may note vehicular or air traffic
that could be associated with the exercise.

The public is urged to take the exercise into account when planning
morning commutes. Area jurisdictions will provide localized
information through their normal avenues of communication as may be
required.

The following local, State and federal agencies are participating in
Capital Shield:

Department of Defense
Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region
U. S. Army Military District of Washington
Naval District Washington
Air Force-National Capital Region
Marine Corps National Capital Region Command
National Guard (DC, MD, VA, WVa)
Pentagon Force Protection Agency

District of Columbia
DC Emergency Management Agency
DC Metropolitan Police Department
DC Fire / Emergency Medical Service
DC Housing Authority
DC Department of Health
DC Department of Transportation

Virginia
VA Department of Emergency Management
Arlington County Office of Emergency Management
Arlington County Fire Department
Fairfax County Office of Emergency Management
Fairfax Fire Department
Prince William County Fire Department
Arlington Fire Department

Maryland
Maryland Emergency Management Agency
Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management
Montgomery County Fire Department

Federal
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Coast Guard
Federal Protective Service
U.S. Park Police
Federal Emergency Management Agency Region III
U. S. Capital Police
Department of Health and Human Services
Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms

Editor's note:  Media outlets should be aware that scanners monitoring
government radio nets during the exercise may pick up simulated
messages/drill traffic on regularly monitored frequencies.

Due to the intense nature of the exercise there will be limited
availability for media interviews and coverage during the exercise
period.  For information on the exercise, please contact Joint Force
Headquarters - National Capital Region PAO.

To learn more about the Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital
Region, visit www.mdw.army.mil/jfhqncr/.

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