NASJRB to Punctuate 9/11 Ceremony with Disaster Drillhttp://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/NASJRB-Fort-Worth-to-Punctuate-911-Ceremony-with-Disaster-Drill-129412873.htmlBy Frank Heinz | Wednesday, Sep 7, 2011 | Updated 5:14 PM CDT
Fort Worth's Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base will mark the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11 with a memorial ceremony and disaster exercise.
The ceremony takes place Sunday morning at 7:30 a.m., with the disaster exercise, complete with explosions and low-flying helicopters, to take place mid-morning Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 10 and 11.
Officials at the base said the training exercise is designed to solidify a joint response to a major medical emergency involving mass casualties.
Six hundred participants will take part in the disaster exercise including multiple resources from the NASJRB, the Texas Civil Air Patrol, Tarrant County Health Department and the fire departments from Lockheed-Martin, Aledo and Fort Worth.
During the exercise, those who live near the base need to be aware that explosions and low-flying aircraft will be part of the exercise.
Officials at the base said in a news release Wednesday that "Military medical units will also train in land navigation, downed aircraft location and search and identification of patients, as well as patient extraction from challenging terrain. The weekend-long exercise will consist of first-responder actions, movement of injured and treatment at a Medical Treatment Facility. Participants will also practice the loading, transport and unloading of casualties on helicopters."
The base's 9/11 ceremony is open to participants of the drill and invited guests.
