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hanced partnership during an actual disaster or
accident.
“We also seek to learn from each other so we
may improve our emergency response tactics,
techniques and procedures,” he said.
A HAZMAT technician with the Miami-Dade Fire
Rescue Department prepares to assist his team
during a joint hazard material exercise with the
U.S. Army at the Port of Miami. (Image Credit:
Master Sgt. Mark Bell, Army Reserve)
Tonanez spent the day before training Soldiers
with the tools and techniques his team would use
in a maritime HAZMAT emergency.
“We want both the Soldiers and our firefighters to
benefit from the training,” he said.
“We both have something in common. We serve
the communities we live in and protect those in
need during an emergency or incident where
lives are in danger.”
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Whether training in Miami or deploying in harm’s
way to Afghanistan or Iraq, the Army Reserve’s
nearly 200,000 Soldiers are working around the
world in 20 time zones.
LTG Charles D. Luckey, U.S. Army Reserve
Command commanding general, said, “The sun
never sets on America’s Army Reserve.”
The six time zones covering the United States
are especially important to the Army Reserve as
citizen Soldiers have a critical role in protecting
America’s homeland.
USARC can provide specialized units and
trained Soldiers who rapidly deploy or respond
to incidents and assist in search and extraction,
decontamination, aviation, engineering, logistics
and emergency response capabilities.
Brig. Gen. Alberto Rosende, Commanding Gen-
eral of the 1st Mission Support Command, based
at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, spent part of the
day watching the training.
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