Exercise Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain Begins @ Pax

Naval Air Station Patuxent River will participate in the annual force protection exercise Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2025 starting February 3.
Exercise Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2025 is conducted by Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command and Commander, Navy Installations Command on all Navy installations in the continental US.
“The annual Citadel Shield /Solid Curtain exercise is an opportunity for our security forces at Pax River to train with our mission partners here at home and throughout the US so we’re ready to meet a variety of security challenges,” said CAPT Douglas Burfield, NAS Patuxent River commanding officer.
Citadel Shield, which occurs the first week, is the field training exercise portion led by CNIC. Solid Curtain occurs the following week and is the command post exercise led by USFFC.
This two-part approach is designed to enhance the readiness of Navy security forces and ensure seamless interoperability among the commands, other services and agency partners in order to protect life, equipment and facilities.
CS-SC25 is a regularly scheduled exercise and is not being held in response to any specific threat.
Measures have been taken to minimize disruptions within local communities and to normal base operations, but there may be times when the exercise causes increased traffic around bases or delays in base access, particularly during the exercise’s second week. Area residents may also see or hear security activities associated with the exercise. Advanced coordination has taken place with local law enforcement and first responders.
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