Butlerville, IN, USA - April 22, 2024

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 758th Engineer Company, based out of Miami, Florida, conduct an urban search and rescue training exercise to look for patients in a notional disaster zone during Guardian Response 2024 (GR24) at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center (MUTC), Indiana, on April 22, 2024.

Guardian Response is a multicomponent exercise which validates the ability of units to conduct chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear (CBRN) response missions. Soldiers are evaluated on their capability to conduct search and rescue operations, patient evacuation, provide medical care and civilian decontamination. 78th Training Division Soldiers plan, coordinate and evaluate the units the tough, realistic training environment. After the units are validated they are ready to conduct domestic CBRN response missions.