March 29, 2024

Training Set at Pax River NAS

Training

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joseph R. Vincent/Released

Air Station to Participate in Annual Solid Curtain/Citadel Shield Training

For the first 12 days of February, Navy Security Forces at Patuxent River Naval Air Station will be participating in the annual Solid Curtain/Citadel Shield force protection training.

The training, set for Feb. 1-12, includes exercises that improve the readiness of the security forces at the station. Solid Curtain/Citadel Shield is not in response to any specific threat. It is a regularly scheduled exercise designed to keep forces up to date for threats.

“Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield 2016 provides the means by which U.S. Fleet Forces and Commander, Navy Installations Command assess Navy anti-terrorism program command and control capabilities, and the readiness and effectiveness of fleet and region program execution throughout the U.S. Northern Command area of responsibility,” William Clark, CNIC’s exercise program manager, said. “Exercise scenarios are based on our assessment of terrorist/homegrown violent extremist objectives, capabilities and current real-world events.”

The training is happening at military installations across the country. The exercise includes about 300 field-training exercise events on and off Navy installations in the United States, each designed to test different regional operations. The exercise’s scenarios enable assessment of the Navy and civilian law enforcement’s response to attacks both on installations and at soft targets in the area of the base.

Pax River NAS is working to minimize disruptions to normal base operations, but some exercises could cause increased traffic around the installation or delays in base access. Residents and workers in the area could see increased security activity, but it will be associated with the exercise.

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