Members of the 6-19th Agri-business Development Team from Camp Atterbury, Ind., set up a security perimeter on Thursday, Jan. 24, during training at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Butlerville, Ind. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brad Staggs, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs)

Cpt. Ben Wegner, executive officer of the 6-19th Agri-business Development Team from Camp Atterbury, Ind., speaks with Sgt. 1st Class Stephen Trainer of the Wolf Operations Group who is portraying a village elder during training to prepare the unit for their upcoming deployment at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Butlerville, Ind., on Thursday, Jan. 24. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brad Staggs, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs)

 

National Guard Patriot Academy Commandant Lt. Col. William Freeman and Command Sgt. Maj. Steven Ridings case the Patriot Academy guide on for the last time on Jan. 12 during a ceremony at Muscatatuck in Butlerville, Ind. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brad Staggs, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs)

Returning students and cadre sit for a photo with current cadre, civic and military leaders following the Patriot Academy flag casing ceremony on Jan. 12 at Muscatatuck in Butlerville, Ind. Front row (L-R): Instructor Chris Ertl; Command Sgt. Maj. Steven Ridings; Vernon, Ind., Mayor Dan Wright; Indiana National Guard Adjutant General Maj. Gen. R. Martin Umbarger; North Vernon, Ind., Mayor Harold “Soup” Campbell; National Guard Patriot Academy Commandant Lt. Col. William Freeman; Seymour, Ind., Mayor Craig Luedeman; Maj. Gen. Omar C. Tooley, Indiana Asst. Adjutant General; Chief of Joint Staff Brig. Gen. Brian Copes; and Chap. (Cpt.) Roy Swisher. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brad Staggs, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs)

Student-Soldiers of National Guard Patriot Academy Class 11-12, the final class to graduate prior to the closing of the Academy, stand for applause after receiving their Indiana High School diplomas during their graduation ceremony on Nov. 20 at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Butlerville, Ind. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brad Staggs, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs)

Pfc. Jonathen Uchman of Gary, Ind., is handed his Indiana High School diploma by the National Guard Patriot Academy Commandant Lt. Col. Kenny Freeman during the final Patriot Academy graduation ceremony at which Uchman was the final graduate of the Academy on Nov. 20 at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Butlerville, Ind. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brad Staggs, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs)

Indiana Assistant Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Clif Tooley speaks to the final National Guard Patriot Academy graduating class on Nov. 20 at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Butlerville, Ind. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brad Staggs, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs)

Cpt. Ryan Demro, right, of the 412th Civil Affairs Battalion, talks to Cpt. Perry Thomas, who is playing the part of an Afghan national at a mock marketplace during training at Muscatatuck Nov. 17. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brad Staggs, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs)

 

Students of the Civilian Expeditionary Workforce meet with Afghan role players portraying the Chief of Police and his advisors during a training exercise at Muscatatuck Training Range, an extension of Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center in Edinburgh, Ind. Before deploying, students of CEW undergo various classes and scenarios, many including Afghan role players who travel from across the nation to provide an added element of realism to training. (Photo by Ashley Roy, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs)

Students and employees of the Civilian Expeditionary Workforce, Afghan role players and soldiers from 319th Forward Support Company and B Company 2-151st Infantry celebrate the week's training with a traditional Afghan dinner and entertainment. Held at the Muscatatuck Training Range this dinner allows CEW students to interact with the role players in a social setting and learn about Afghanistan culture and customs firsthand. (Photo by Ashley Roy, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs)

Patrolman Eric Palmer of the Bloomington, Mass., Police Department, holds dog Ridic during an exercise designed to find out how Ridic will respond to an aggressor during the International Police Work Dog Association training and certification held at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Butlerville, Ind., on Tuesday, Oct. 23. (Photo by David P. Bonnell, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs)

Master Trooper Kevin Waters of the Evansville, Indiana Police Department, conduct a luggage search with his dog Andy. Andy searches each suitcase looking for a banned substance inside during the International Police Work Dog Association training and certification held at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Butlerville, Ind., on Tuesday, Oct. 23. (Photo by David P. Bonnell, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs)

A face painter from Shelbyville, Ind, applies paint to the face of Alizabeth Kincaid, daughter of Sgt. 1st Class Chris Kincaid, during the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center Open House in Butlerville, Ind., October 6. (Photo by David Bonnell, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs)

Sgt. Brian Craven and Sgt. Rachel Reeves, Multichannel Transmission System Operators for Bravo Company of the 146th Expeditionary Signal Battalion conduct system checks on a Satellite Transportable Terminal during the Vibrant Response 13 exercise held at both Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center and Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex.  

Phillip Woodruff and Luke Grant, First Responders from the Ft. Knox, Ky., Fire Department, take part in the first water rescue exercise to take place at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Butlerville, Ind., during the Army North homeland emergency response exercise Vibrant Response 13 on Thursday, Aug. 9. (Atterbury-Muscatatuck photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brad Staggs)

Spc. Aaron Pena, a medic with the with the 272nd Military Police Company out of Ft. Polk, La., assists simulated victims of a nuclear detonation in exercise Vibrant Response at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Southern Indiana July 29.

Marines from the Chemical/Biological Incident Response Force out of Indiana Head, Maryland run a decontamination tent assisting simulated victims of a nuclear detonation in exercise Vibrant Response at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Southern Indiana July 29. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Matt Scotten, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs)

Sgt. Claude Williams and Sgt. John Tejada, both of Topeka, Kan., with the 73rd Civil Support Team Kansas Army National Guard, compares radiological readings at a refinery during the Vibrant Response exercise held at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., Aug. 7.

Fire burns into the night at the mock collapsed parking garage during Army North’s homeland emergency response exercise Vibrant Response 13 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Butlerville, Ind., on Thursday, Aug. 9. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brad Staggs, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs)

 

Sgt. 1st Class Mauri Sasher spikes the volleyball over Staff Sgt. Jason Knies during the 2012 Grizzly Expeditionary Challenge held at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, May 29. (Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brad Staggs, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs)

Firemen from St. Joseph county, Ind., fight a trailer fire during the Indiana Department of Homeland Security emergency response exercise Tornado Alley at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center April 26. (photo by Staff Sgt. Brad Staggs, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs)

Airmen with the Indiana National Guard’s Indiana’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high-yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package work on a mock victim during the Indiana Department of Homeland Security emergency response exercise Tornado Alley at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center April 26. (photo by Staff Sgt. Brad Staggs, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs)

Members of the Lafayette, Ind., Fire Department try to reach a mock victim on a burning oil refinery platform at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center April 24, during the Indiana Department of Homeland Security emergency response exercise Tornado Alley. (photo by Staff Sgt. Brad Staggs Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs)

Members of the Lafayette, Ind., Fire Department carry a mock victim to safety as a bus burns in the background at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center April 24 during the Indiana Department of Homeland Security emergency response exercise Tornado Alley. (photo by Staff Sgt. Brad Staggs Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs)

Maj. Gen. R. Martin Umbarger, Indiana National Guard Adjutant General, speaks to Indiana Bar Association Leadership Development Academy students about leadership and the role of the Indiana National Guard April 13, at Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex in southern Indiana. (photo by Staff Sgt. Brad Staggs)

The Indiana Bar Association Leadership Development Academy students pose for a class photo with Indiana National Guard pilots and crew prior to taking a flight on a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter on April 12, at Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex in southern Indiana. (photo by David Bonnell)

 
Members of the Missouri Homeland Response Force prepare to transport mock victims to the decontamination and medical stations during their validation exercise at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center on March 22. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Brad Staggs)

 
Maj. Gen. Stephen Danner, adjutant general of the Missouri National Guard, visits with Soldiers and Airmen of the Missouri Homeland Response Force who are at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., to validate their skills on Wednesday, March 21. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Brad Staggs)

Master Bombardier Ryan Dilollo, a Sue St. Marie, Ontario native with 31st Canadian Brigade Group, Land Forces Central, advances on an enemy position exercise Arrowhead Lightning 2012 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, March 16. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Matt Scotten, Atterbury - Muscatatuck Public Affairs)