“Exercise, exercise, exercise,” signaled the beginning of the Condor Crest emergency readiness exercise May 2. Within minutes the main entrance to the 21st Medical Group was crowded with Airmen simulating the symptoms of a chemical attack that occurred in a nearby building.
Condor Crest is a quarterly base exercise that is designed to challenge and provide feedback on the wing’s ability to handle a real-world crisis situation should one occur.
“These exercises are critical in evaluating the base response plans that are already established and to identify any deficiencies in the execution of those plans,” said Maj. Timothy Parker, 21st SW exercise evaluation team chief.
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