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Dense Urban Terrain Exercise - Day Two (July 16, 2024)
Facilitated by Task Force 46 (Michigan National Guard) in cooperation with the Missouri National Guard, the multi-day event allows local and military emergency responders to coordinate, deploy, and mitigate dangerous scenarios in the days after a catastrophic disaster. The drills involve reconnaissance, urban search and rescue, mass casualty decontamination, and structural and infrastructure damage assessment in the vicinity of Busch Stadium and the Missouri River between Grafton and St. Charles.
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A mannequin "victim" is trapped by concrete debris on a car following a mock earthquake
Photo by CEMA / Kim Vanden Berg
Weather impacted exercise activities during the second day, bringing many activities to a halt
Photo by CEMA / Kim Vanden Berg
Exercise participants use Interstate 64/40 bridge spans to avoid heavy rains over St. Louis
Photo by CEMA / Kim Vanden BergMA
