In addition, a variety of smaller, unit-specific exercises will take place during the week.
During exercise week, alert sirens could be sounded and may be audible in areas adjacent to the base. Residents in the surrounding communities are reminded that those alarms are only a part of the exercise, unless informed otherwise by base officials.
Safety is to be observed at all times, and all personnel should be alert to any potential hazards throughout the period. Even though the center of exercise activity may be focused elsewhere on the base, the effects of those activities could extend to the entire installation.
Additional effects of the exercise could include:
- Gate traffic could be backed up or rerouted to other entry locations when activities dictate.
- Travel may be congested.
- Security measures could be increased.
- Some roadways may be temporarily blocked.
- Emergency response vehicles will be seen and heard moving around the base.
- "Giant Voice" loudspeaker announcements might be heard.
As is the case each quarter, the exercise events slated for the week are to meet annual exercise requirements as prescribed by Air Force instructions.
Installation Inspection Team members, easily identifiable by the bright-yellow reflective vests that each wears, will evaluate the response to the exercise events throughout the week.
Some Airmen will also be involved with activities associated with deployments. Base personnel at several locations will be tested on the use of an automated external defibrillator. These potentially life-saving portable electronic devices, when used properly, can automatically diagnose potentially life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias and then, through defibrillation, allow the heart to reestablish an effective rhythm.
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