ESCANABA, MI— The Michigan National Guard 51st Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team is conducting training exercises in Escanaba.
The operations being held through Thursday are being held in conjunction with the Wisconsin National Guard 54th WMD-CST and a range of federal, state, and local agencies. They’re taking place at the Upper Peninsula State Fairgrounds.
Officials say exercise features multiple CSTs and agencies integrating their response efforts to a complex chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense threat, including hazardous environment procedures, incident command coordination, and airlift operations to rapidly deploy forces and equipment, simulating a swift response to a critical and time-sensitive emergency scenario.
