{"id":248129,"date":"2017-03-13T06:06:17","date_gmt":"2017-03-12T20:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=248129"},"modified":"2017-03-13T06:06:17","modified_gmt":"2017-03-12T20:06:17","slug":"navy-govguam-hold-joint-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/navy-govguam-hold-joint-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy, GovGuam hold joint exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-248129 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/navy-govguam-hold-joint-exercise\/navy-pix1\/'>Navy-pix1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-248134'>\n\t\t\t\tCapt. Douglas Bradley, center, speaks with members of various Government of Guam agencies during a Joint Hazardous Material  Transportation Accident Exercise at Polaris Point, Guam, March 7. (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/navy-govguam-hold-joint-exercise\/navy-pix2\/'>Navy-pix2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-248135'>\n\t\t\t\tRear Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, commander, Joint Region Marianas, center, meets with members of various government of Guam agencies during a Joint Hazardous Material Transportation Accident Exercise at Polaris Point, Guam, March 7. (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>SANTA RITA, Guam\u2014The U.S. Navy and Guam government successfully completed a joint exercise that tested agencies\u2019 casualty response involving a Navy shipment of hazardous material at U.S. Naval Base Guam on March 7.<\/p>\n<p>Navy leadership and personnel from Commander, Submarine Squadron 15 and the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land teamed up with multiple Guam government organizations, including the Guam Department of Homeland Security\/Office of Civil Defense; Guam Environmental Protection Agency; Guam Fire Department, Guam Police Department; and the Guam Army National Guard 94th Support Team to conduct the exercise. <\/p>\n<p>\u201c[This] was an opportunity to exercise interoperability among stakeholders through collaborative activities and effective communication,\u201d said Office of Civil Defense administrator Charles Esteves. \u201cHaving the ability to train with military counterparts increases our ability to respond to and recover from any and all types of emergencies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The exercise was held on Polaris Point, but the accident was simulated to have occurred on a public highway.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis joint exercise not only helped enhance our procedures but also reinforced the positive, mutually-beneficial relationship between the Navy and government of Guam,\u201d said Capt. Douglas Bradley, Emory S. Land commanding officer. \u201cIt was a great training evolution all around.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The drill allowed the U.S. Navy and Guam Fire Department HAZMAT teams the opportunity to work together and streamline procedures demonstrating the Navy\u2019s continuing program to collaborate with civil authorities and emergency management personnel in areas where Navy nuclear-powered warships are homeported and to validate current processes and procedures for joint notifications and response. <\/p>\n<p>The Guam Fire Department Agat Station officially created a HAZMAT response team in 2012. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoint exercises like this allow participants to demonstrate their capabilities and improve teamwork,\u201d said Capt. David Schappert, COMSUBRON-15. \u201cWhile the probability of this accident is very small, the process of practicing to handle this event should give us all confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The government of Guam routinely participates in the Navy\u2019s casualty response drills. The U.S. Navy has conducted six exercises of this type with government of Guam agencies since 2002. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cExercises such as this, open discussions about what areas run smoothly and what areas can be improved to prepare to respond to emergencies in real-world situations,\u201d said Guam Homeland Security adviser Brant McCreadie. 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