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A LOOK AT THE LARGEST TENNESSEE NATIONAL GUARD EXERCISE EVER

THE VOLUNTEER STATE

guard

magazine

TENNESSEE

MANEUVERS

STATEWIDE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE

TN MAN ‘16 EDITION
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08 TENNESSEE MANEUVERS 2016

The largest Tennessee National Guard exercise ever!

14 SUCCESS AT THE START

Opening Exercise for TN MAN ’16 Declared a Success!

16 MPs JOIN TN MAN’16 

269th Military Police Company Joins Tennessee Maneuvers

18 TRIAGE PRACTICE

Tenn. Air Guard practices triage as part of TN MAN ’16

20 TN MAN ’16 MEMPHIS

Tennessee Maneuvers ‘16 Conclude in Memphis

22 MANEUVERS IN THE NEWS

Tennessee Maneuvers media coverage videos

23 PARTICIPATION INDEX

Military units and civilian agencies involved with TN MAN ‘16

CONTENTS

THE VOLUNTEER STATE GUARD MAGAZINE

TN MAN ‘16 EDITION

TENNESSEE

MANEUVERS

STATEWIDE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

ART DIRECTION

SENIOR EDITORS

WRITERS

MAJ. (RET) RANDY HARRIS

ROB PENNINGTON

MAJ. DARRIN HAAS 

MASTER SGT. ROBIN BROWN

ROB PENNINGTON

MAJ. (RET) RANDY HARRIS 

CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 4 NICK ATWOOD

MAJ. DARRIN HAAS

SENIOR AIRMAN LEON BUSSEY

PHOTOGRAPHY MAJ. (RET) RANDY HARRIS 

CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 4 NICK ATWOOD 

MAJ. DARRIN HAAS

MASTER SGT. ROBIN BROWN

SENIOR AIRMAN LEON BUSSEY

AIRMAN 1ST CLASS ANTHONY AGOSTI

SGT. 1ST CLASS EDGAR CASTRO

SGT. 1ST CLASS ILLIANA CLARK

STAFF SGT. WILLIAM JONES

CLINT DERRYBERRY

LEON ROBERTS

Tullahoma, Tenn. during TN MAN ‘16. Photo by: Staff Sgt. William Jones
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GEARING UP FOR MANEUVERS

Soldiers prepare for the multiple simulated events as part of Tennessee Maneuvers 

2016. More than 600 Soldiers and 20 units from Tullahoma’s 30th Troop Command 

kicked off TN MAN ‘16 with a series of grueling disaster preparedness exercises.

PHOTO BY: STAFF SGT. WILLIAM JONES

T E N N E S S E E 

SNAPSHOT
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OLD HICKORY DAM EXERCISE

June 20, 2016 - Maj. Gen. Jeffrey H. Holmes (right) during a TN MAN ‘16 exercise 

where Soldiers set up a perimeter to protect the Old Hickory Dam Power House and 

switchyard in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

PHOTO BY: LEON ROBERTS

T E N N E S S E E 

SNAPSHOT
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RIOT TRAINING

June 21, 2016 - Tennessee National Guardsmen participate in riot control training at 

the Tennessee Maneuvers exercise in Memphis, Tenn. The training is intended for 

Guardsmen to be prepared in the case of an earthquake in the New Madrid Zone.

PHOTO BY: AIRMAN 1ST CLASS ANTHONY AGOSTI

T E N N E S S E E 

SNAPSHOT
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HMETT INSTRUCTION

May 13, 2016 - Private 1st Class Mackenzie Hibdon receives instructions from Chief 

Warrant Officer Richard Howell about unhooking a Palletized Load System from a 

HMETT during Tennessee Maneuvers.

PHOTO BY: STAFF SGT. WILLIAM JONES

T E N N E S S E E 

SNAPSHOT
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TENNESSEE

MANEUVERS

STATEWIDE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE
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North of Memphis along the mighty Mississippi 

river approximately half way to St. Louis lies the 

New Madrid fault line. Experts agree, not on “if ”, 

but “when” it ruptures there will be an earthquake 

causing destruction on a magnitude virtually unprecedented in 

modern history.

 It is believed the aftershocks of such a quake could last for 

days causing more devastation, even as first responders and 

state and local leaders grapple with restoring normalcy in the 

aftermath.

 While it is a thought most would prefer to postpone, the 

Tennessee Emergency Management Agency has no such luxury. According to TEMA long term planners, the New Madrid scenario has driven planning and preparation efforts as the 

number one priority for the state of Tennessee for a very long 

time, among many others such as severe weather and terrorism 

just to name a few.

 “The Tennessee Army and Air National Guard brings unique 

skills and specialized equipment to rapidly stabilize and respond to emergencies throughout our great state. Our efforts 

are focused on supporting state wide emergency management 

by bringing together local civil authorities, the coordination of 

TEMA and military response resources in the event of a catastrophic emergency. When challenged with an unexpected disaster, and at the request of civil authorities, our Soldiers and 

Airmen are prepared to respond quickly and effectively to save 

lives, prevent human suffering and mitigate property damage.”

 That is an excerpt from the letter signed by Maj. Gen. Max 

Haston, Tennessee’s Adjutant General, and sent to every mayor 

in the state, inviting them to participate in Tennessee Maneuvers 2016, also known as TN MAN ’16. “I just think that exchanging business cards at the scene of the disaster is too late”, 

stated Haston in a briefing to state and local leaders on FebruIn 2016 the Tennessee National Guard performed the largest 

statewide disaster preparedness 

exercise in history. BY: CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 4 NICK ATWOOD 

PHOTOS: MAJ. DARRIN HAAS 

& STAFF SGT. WILLIAM JONES
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ary 3, 2016. The goal of the briefing was to orient those mayors, 

emergency management directors, first responders, and cabinet 

members to the TN MAN ’16 exercise and also invite their participation based on their organizational needs.

 The need for such an exercise cannot be understated. With 

such a complex system of emergency management processes and 

varying roles of each response agency coupled with numerous 

levels of request authorities (i.e. local, state, regional, and federal), no good steward of the taxpayer dollar can overlook a robust 

planning initiative. 

 Why name the exercise Tennessee Maneuvers, and why does 

it sound so familiar? The exercise title hearkens back to a time 

period between the autumn of 1942 and the early spring of 1944 

when nearly one million Soldiers passed through the “Tennessee 

Maneuvers” area as part of the Army’s preparations for the 1944 

Normandy invasion.
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 “It was a time of great sacrifice for 

the nation in a very trying time”, stated 

Tennessee Army National Guard historian, Maj. Darrin Haas, and “Tennessee’s 

support to the national defense effort was 

critical to the overall success of the allied 

invasion.”

 Deputy Adjutant General for the Tennessee National Guard, Maj. Gen. Jeff 

Holmes stated, “When the TAG and I 

surveyed potential exercise names, the 

“Tennessee Maneuvers” of old always 

came up”. Holmes went on to say, “ultimately it was the most fitting historical example we believed to share a common 

thread with, and that tied directly into, the 

goals we hoped to achieve in all our future exercise efforts.” Goals such as unity of effort, 

teamwork, adaptability, and preparation serve 

as cornerstones to the exercise, all the while 

conducted with a local orientation that is critical to real world success in the event the unthinkable occurs.

 The first window of TN MAN ‘16 opened 

in Tullahoma with the onset of a notional hazardous winter storm. Units from the Tennessee Guard’s 30th Troop Command interfaced 

with a variety of state and local agencies to 

simulate a coordinated response to multiple 

events that could occur in an actual emergency.

 Over eight agencies such as the Coffee 

County and Tullahoma Police Departments, 

Harton Hospital, Tenn. Dept. of Health, State 

Parks, and Tenn. Dept. of Transportation 

participated by conducting training on internal organizational tasks that also ran concurrent to the overall main exercise. One such 

task was critical care patient triage and evacuation to a facility, with reliable power, by air 

and ground transport. 

 “To say there was increased civil and military activity in and around the Tullahoma airport would be an understatement” stated Maj. 

Dallas Clements, Training Officer, 30th Troop 

Command. “We worked out of the Tullahoma 

airport simulating a call to assist local civil authorities based on requests received by TEMA 

just as we would in a real ice storm.”

 This, however, was only the beginning. 

While units, along with state and local agencies, operated in the air and on the ground, 

they did so with the command and control of 

internal agency staffs. An extensive amount 

of communication, coordination, and planning went on behind the scenes at emergency operations centers both at the Joint Forces 

Headquarters, Tennessee National Guard and 

at TEMA.

 Maj. Gen. Holmes stated, “A major purpose of this exercise was to start out slowly 

Above: Soldiers set 

up for Tennessee 

Maneuvers 2016. 

Left: Soldiers part of 

the 1943 Tennessee 

Maneuvers exercise. 

To say there will be increased civil and military activity in and around the Tullahoma 

airport would be an understatement. 
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and gradually build the intensity and effort required to respond to each 

emergency” and “sort of push our guys to failure.”

 The next exercise window ran from June 11-25, where it opened in 

Memphis and closed in Bristol. The Memphis scenario was totally catastrophic because it was based on the New Madrid fault line scenario.

 Col. John Trautman, lead exercise planner for the 164th Airlift Wing, 

Tennessee Air National Guard stated, “We had so many moving pieces 

to this exercise” and “I’m pretty sure we’ve never conducted anything on 

quite this large a scale for as long as I can remember.” 

 In the event of an airport shutdown due to a massive earthquake, 

how would the city, the airport authority, or the Air National Guard 

Staff Sgt. Jeremy Coffman adjusts 

settings on the JISCC Terminal 

saes ail at the airshow. (Photo by: 

Staff Sgt. Ben Mellon)

The Memphis scenario is totally 

catastrophic 

because it is 

based on the 

New Madrid 

fault line 

scenario.
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respond? Trautman knows that the answers lie in the 

outcomes generated by TN MAN ’16, “we exercised our 

folks in ways they never even imagined.” 

Considering none of these outcomes could have been 

realized by any one single organization, multiple agencies were locked in for participation in the quake scenario such as the Memphis Police and Fire Departments, 

Shelby county EMA, Federal Express, Federal Aviation 

Administration, the Memphis-Shelby county airport authority and many others.

 In support of TN MAN ’16, the TEMA-Coordinated 

exercise, known as TNCAT ’16 (pronounced TEN-CAT 

for Tennessee Catastrophic Exercise) shifted the focus to 

the eastern region of the state, where severe weather impacted multiple counties and Bristol Motor Speedway.

 “TEMA conducts the catastrophic exercise series to 

enhance coordination among state, local, and volunteer 

stakeholders” stated Courtney Rose, Exercise Manager 

for TEMA’s Bureau of Preparedness. “As a bonus, this 

year we actually used the exercise as part of our prepartion in planning for a scheduled event.”

 Rose was referring to later in September when Bristol Motor Speedway serves as host site for University of 

Tennessee Volunteers and Virginia Tech Hokies college 

football game.

 “Even though we had other training events occurring 

in the region” the football game “gave us a realistic value 

that’s not always available in a normal training scenario” 

and “that value best served the local government needs”, 

Rose explained.

 - CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 4 NICK ATWOOD 

Hundreds of Soldiers work in preparation to 

take care of citizens during multiple events 

that could occur in an actual emergency.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Maj. Gen. Terry 

“Max” Haston, Tennessee’s Adjutant General, declared that the opening exercise for 

Tennessee Maneuvers 2016, the Guard’s 

largest statewide disaster drill in history, was 

“a complete success.”

 From May 13-16, more than 600 Soldiers 

and 20 units from Tullahoma’s 30th Troop 

Command completed a series of grueling 

disaster preparedness exercises throughout 

Middle Tennessee testing the Guard’s ability 

to provide military assistance in the event of 

a catastrophic emergency. Soldiers worked 

alongside many state and local emergency 

agencies designed to test the abilities of all 

involved.

 According to Haston, the Tennessee Guard’s 

mission “is to support state wide emergency 

management by bringing together local civil authorities, under the coordination of the 

Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, 

and provide military response resources in 

the event of a catastrophic emergency.” And 

that is exactly what the Tennessee National 

Guard did.

 After mobilizing and deploying the Guard 

force to Tullahoma, the Soldiers started the 

exercise by conducting aerial and route reconnaissance to determine open roads for 

evacuation of the local population. Then, 

utilizing 15 Guard aircraft and hundreds of 

Soldiers, the Guard worked with the Tullahoma Fire Department conducting a mass 

evacuation of critical patients (played by 

roleplayers) from the Harton Regional Medical Center. The patients were then airlifted 

by Blackhawk helicopter from the Tullahoma Regional Airport to other hospitals.

 “In the wake of a simulated long term 

power outage, our Soldiers assisted hospital 

staff in moving patients to a half dozen other 

hospitals in middle Tennessee with some patients being flown as far as Nashville, Chattanooga, and Northern Alabama,” said Maj. 

Dallas Clements, Training Officer for 30th 

Troop Command.“We’re very excited that 

our Soldiers got the chance to work with 

other first responders and train to better 

care for the citizens of Tennessee.”

Opening Exercise for Tennessee Maneuvers 2016 

 is Declared a Complete Success!

SUCCESS AT 

THE START

TEN MAN ‘16

Tennessee’s Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Max Haston and Col. Milton Thompson, 

Commander, 30th Troop Command, discuss point of distribution operations for food 

and water with the Chief, Manchester Fire Dept., Director, Coffee County Homeland 

Sec., and the Director of Emergency Medical Services for Coffee County.
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 At South Cumberland State Park, Soldiers 

from the 1-181st Field Artillery Battalion, 

based in Chattanooga, were airlifted into 

and worked alongside state park rangers 

conducting search and rescue operations for 

a simulated crashed ultralight aircraft with 

pilot and passenger. More than 100 Soldiers 

and reconnaissance aircraft spent the day 

scouring more than 20,000 acres of rugged, 

wooded terrain, eventually finding the crash 

site and rescuing the victims by hoisting 

them out by aircraft.

 “This part of the exercise was a great opportunity to work with our state park rangers and test our search and rescue skills,” 

said Clements.

 There were also many other elements to 

the exercise and Soldiers stayed highly motivated throughout it. Spec. Demarcus Moore 

from Chattanooga’s Forward Support Company, 1-181st Field Artillery Battalion (HIMARS), said that the exercise gave him “a 

bigger sense of purpose by bringing what we 

do into perspective. I now know I can make 

a difference.” Units also conducted damage 

assessments, reconnaissance, search and rescue, MEDEVAC, and established points of 

distribution as well as entry control points 

for follow on forces.

 At the exercise’s conclusion, Col. Milton Thompson, commander for 30th Troop 

Command said,

“For the past 10 to 15 years, we’ve focused 

primarily on our federal war-time mission. 

This disaster preparedness exercise gave us 

a great opportunity to train our Soldiers on 

our state mission.”

 Thompson also said, “Working side by 

side with our local partners created relationships where our Soldiers and first responders shared knowledge and experiences that 

enhanced our capabilities.”

. - MAJ. DARRIN HAAS

Soldiers of the Tennessee Army National Guard work with a Tennessee State 

Park Ranger to prepare a crash victim for extraction and transport to an area 

hospital. This was one of multiple simulated events as part of Tennessee Maneuvers 2016. (Photo Courtesy of Clint Derryberry with Maury County Search 

and Rescue)

Dallas Clements, Training Officer for 30th Troop Command.

“A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH OUR STATE PARK 

RANGERS AND TEST OUR SEARCH AND RESCUE SKILLS.”
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TULLAHOMA, Tenn. - More than 110 Soldiers with the 269th Military Police Company from Murfreesboro got a chance to 

exercise their skills from May 13-16 in the 

first phase of Tennessee Maneuvers 2016. 

The Tennessee Military Department’s largest 

statewide disaster preparedness exercise

in history, the maneuvers is designed to exercise the Guard’s ability to respond to catastrophic natural disasters and aid the citizens of Tennessee.

 For the maneuvers, the 269th joined 

more than 500 Tennessee Army National 

Guardsmen and eight other state and local 

agencies in a series of exercises in Tullahoma testing their ability to respond to severe 

weather scenarios. The military policemen 

conducted 24-hour operations to secure two 

Murfreesboro National Guard Unit, 269th Military Police 

Company, Joins Tennessee Maneuvers 2016.

MILITARY POLICE 

JOIN MANEUVERS

269TH MP COMPANY

A Military Police team in a humvee from the 269th Military Police 

Company conducts area security 

patrols during Tennessee Maneuvers 2016 at the Volunteer Training 

Site-Tullahoma on May 14.
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emergency staging areas, establish and exercise a quick reaction force, and provide force 

protection and access control for emergency 

personnel.

 But for the Soldiers of the 269th, it was 

nothing that they couldn’t handle.

 “Our first mission was to conduct route 

reconnaissance on the main roads involved 

in the scenario,” said Capt. Tim Butler, the 

company commander. “Determining if 

routes are clear of debris, bridges are safe to 

cross, and roads can be traveled is just one of 

many missions that we can perform.”

 The unit also spent the three days training on skills which are vital to responding 

to natural disasters. They trained for search 

and rescue of missing citizens, assisting law 

enforcement, and helping people trapped in 

their homes in the event of severe weather. 

 According to Butler, the Murfreesboro 

unit is one of the state’s National Guard Response force teams. They are one of the first 

units called in case of a real emergency and 

can respond to anywhere in the state within 

24 hours.

 For many of the Soldiers, it’s not the first 

time they’ve been involved in disaster relief. 

Since 2005, the company deployed for Hurricane Katrina to discourage looting, made 

two rotations to the southwest border for 

Operation Jump Start, supported law enforcement following the Gallatin tornado in 

2006, and established food and water distribution sites during the Nashville floods in 

2010.

 The unit has also deployed to Iraq twice, in 

2003 and 2009, where it earned the Valorous 

Unit award (a unit award equivalent to the 

Silver Star) and just returned from a year in 

Afghanistan in December 2014. “This is one 

of the busiest units in the state,” said Staff 

Sgt. William Broersma, the unit’s Training

Officer. “But that’s the way we like it.”

- MAJ. DARRIN HAAS

1st Lt. Aaron Johnson briefs one 

of his squad leaders on an upcoming mission as part of Tennessee 

Maneuvers 2016 at the Volunteer 

Training Site-Tullahoma on May 

14.
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TRIAGE

Tennessee Air National Guard practices for mass 

casualties as part of TNMAN ’16.

Tennessee Air National 

Guardsmen assist an injured 

civilian during Tennessee Maneuvers 2016. (Photo by Senior 

Airman Leon Bussey)

MEDICAL RESPONSE
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Members of the Tennessee Air National Guard’s three 

Wings get ready to respond to a mock casualty arrival 

scenario during the Tennessee Maneuvers 2016 exercise in Memphis, Tenn. on June 21, 2016. (Photo By: 

Airman 1st Class Anthony Agosti)

A joint Tennessee emergency response 

team consisting of members from 

the Tennessee Air National Guard’s 

three Wings and Methodist University Hospital emergency training 

program personnel, responded to a mock casualty 

arrival scenario during the Tennessee Maneuvers 

2016 exercise in Memphis on June 21.

 The purpose of this casualty scenario was to train 

for medical emergencies that can result from a catastrophic event such as the 6.5 magnitude earthquake 

simulated in the TNMAN ‘16 exercise.

 “We’re here to support our community in the event 

of a natural disaster or civil unrest. As a medical asset, we’re here to provide lifesaving medical services 

and air medical evacuation if needed. It’s a wonderful asset here in the mid-south,” said Col. Cassandra 

Howard, the state air surgeon for the Tennessee Air 

National Guard.

The joint emergency response team has the crucial 

task of rendering first aid and stabilizing those victims with more serious injuries for medical evacuation.

 “We provide the basic emergency stabilization 

based on resources available and patient load,” said 

Dr. Richard Walker, program director of the emergency medical training program at Methodist University Hospital.

 The mock casualty emergency volunteers used in 

the scenario are members of the local civic and medical community that went through simulated injury 

preparation to have make-up applied to simulate realistic injuries.

 “What we do is use kits to apply simulated injuries the same way you would for special effects for a 

movie,” said Master Sgt. Thomas Crider, a support 

equipment supervisor with the 164th Operations 

Group.

 A catastrophic event, such as an earthquake, can 

not only be devastating physically to a community, 

but it can be devastating and stressful mentally as 

well. There are some things learned during this scenario that can be done to help emergency response 

teams in case of an actual emergency. 

 People get separated from families; not all family 

members are aware of their conditions,” said Walker. 

“It’s one of the simplest and cheapest things that you 

can do to make yourself safer is take a small card, 

put your medications with doses; medical diagnosis 

on that card, cut it out to credit card size, laminate 

it and stick in your wallet. That way if you come in 

unconscious, that can save hours, lots of dollars, lots 

of expense - SENIOR AIRMAN LEON BUSSEY

Airmen assists victims during a mock mass casualty 

event. (Photo By: Airman 1st Class Anthony Agosti)
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Last week more than 400 Airmen from the Tennessee National Guard conducted a major training exercise from June 

20 to 23 at the Memphis Air National Guard Base as part of Tennessee 

Maneuvers 2016. Reacting to various response scenarios caused by a 

simulated 6.5 magnitude earthquake, Airmen from the 134th Air Refueling Wing in Knoxville, the 164th Airlift Wing from Memphis, and 

the 118th Wing from Nashville partnered with Soldiers from the Tennessee Army National Guard and numerous state and local agencies 

for intense, realistic, disaster training to assist the citizens of Memphis.

 Mass casualty evacuations, medical triage, forming Points of Distribution sites to provide citizens supplies, establishing communication 

centers, and conducting damage assessments and reconnaissance

were just a few of the missions that the Tennessee Guard performed 

during the exercise. “It’s been all encompassing and will serve us well 

across the state, enabling us to return the city to some normal activity 

in the event of a major catastrophe,” said Col. Raymond Robinson, 

Commander of the 164th Airlift Wing.

 The exercise was designed to promote realism utilizing complex 

terrain, multiple partners, unique authorities and statutes to test and 

demonstrate catastrophic response capabilities. But developing these 

Tennessee’s Largest Training Exercise to Date, Tennessee 

Maneuvers ‘16, Conclude in Memphis.

TN MAN ‘16 

MEMPHIS

WEST TN

Memphis, Tennessee.
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“Humm-vees” move into Memphis escorted by Motorcycle 

Patrolmen as part of Tennessee Maneuvers 2016. 

skills wasn’t the only purpose for the exercise. “One of our objectives was to establish 

relationships with our civilian agencies in a 

unified command setting,” said Robinson.

 According to Maj. Gen. Terry “Max” 

Haston, Tennessee’s Adjutant General, “The 

mission of the Tennessee National Guard 

is to support emergency management by 

bringing together local civil authorities, 

under the coordination of the Tennessee 

Emergency Management Agency, and provide military response resources in the event 

of a catastrophic emergency. During these 

emergencies, the Tennessee Army and Air 

National Guard bring unique skills and specialized equipment that can rapidly stabilize 

and assist in any situation throughout our 

great state.”

 Throughout the exercise, the Tennessee 

Guard partnered with the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, Shelby County 

Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers, Transportation Security Agency, Memphis International Airport, 

and numerous other agencies and built professional relationships.

 “The 164th is an integral part of the greater Memphis community and a key stakeholder in Memphis International Airport 

operations. One of the crucial objectives of 

this catastrophic event was the resumption 

of airport operations for reception of relief 

personnel, supplies and medical aid for the 

community,” said Robinson. Synchronizing 

knowledge and expertise among State, Civil and Military organizations was one of the 

significant objectives of Tennessee Maneuvers 2016 and it has been highly successful. 

- MAJ. (RET) RANDY HARRIS

Airmen work with local civil authorities to prepare for a large 

scale disaster.
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MANEUVERS 

IN THE NEWS

NEWS COVERAGE

WBBJ Channel 7, Jackson, Tenn. wbbjtv.com

WREG Channel 3, Memphis, Tenn. wreg.com
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TENNESSEE MANEUVERS 2016

index

PHASE 1 - MIDDLE

May 13-15, 2016 

Tullahoma, Tenn.

MILITARY UNITS

30th Troop Command

JFHQ/ABS

CIVILIAN AGENCIES

Tennessee State Parks

Coffee County Amateur Radio Emergency Service

Coffee County EMS

Coffee County Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency

Coffee County Rescue Squad

Coffee County Sheriff

Grundy County Emergency Management Agency

Life Care Center of Tullahoma

Manchester Fire Department

Manchester Police Department

Maury County Search and Rescue

National Weather Service

Skymont Boy Scout Reservation

Tennessee Corrrection Academy

Tennessee Department of Health

TEMA

Tennessee State Guard

Tennova Healthcare-Harton

Tennova Healthcare-Shelbyville

Tullahoma Fire Department

Tullahoma Municipal Airport

Tullahoma Police Department.

Williamson County Emergency Management Agency (IMT)

Tennessee Air National Guard

participation
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PHASE 2 - MIDDLE

June 11-14, 2016 

Nashville, Tenn.

MILITARY UNITS

164th Airlift Wing

230th Sustainment Brigade

VTS-Smyrna

JFHQ/ABS

CIVILIAN AGENCIES

THP (COG Site)

Governor’s Executive Staff

TEMA

Department of Veterans Affairs-Cemetery Staff

PHASE 3 - WEST

June 18-24, 2016 

Memphis, Tenn.

MILITARY UNITS

164th Airlift Wing

194th Engineer Brigade

118th Wing

134th Air Refueling Wing

30th Troop Command

278th ACR

SAO

JFHQ/ABS

VTS-S

VTS-M

45th CST

Alabama DOMS
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PHASE 3 - WEST Continued

CIVILIAN AGENCIES

Civil Air Patrol

USACE

Henderson County EMA

Wilson County EMA

Department of Corrections

Jackson Generals / Pringles Park

THP (Strike Teams)

MEMPHIS/SHELBY COUNTY 

AIRPORT EXERCISE:

MILITARY UNITS

164th Airlift Wing

194th Engineer Brigade

118th Wing

134th Air Refueling Wing

30th Troop Command

278th ACR

SAO

JFHQ / ABS

CIVILIAN AGENCIES

Memphis Shelby County Airport Authority (MSCAA)

Memphis Shelby County Emergency Management Agency(MSCEMA)

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Veteran’s Administration-National Disaster Medical System (NDMS)

Memphis Fire Department (including Task Force 1)

Memphis Police Department

Airport Police

TEMA West Region

Department of Homeland Security

American Red Cross

Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Shelby County Sheriff ’s Office

TNSAVE Engineers

FedEx

Department of Human Services

Department of Agriculture

F&A - STS
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PHASE 3 - EAST

June 23, 2016 

Bristol, Tenn.

MILITARY UNITS

278th ACR

45th CST

CIVILIAN AGENCIES

Sullivan County Emergency Management Agency

Sullivan County Sheriff ’s Office

Johnson County Emergency Management Agency

Washington County Emergency Management Agency

Washington County EMS

Bristol Fire Department

Bristol Police Department

Greenville Fire Department

Kingsport Fire Department

Johnson City Fire Department

Jefferson City Fire Department

American Red Cross

Bristol Motor Speedway

Green County

Johnson County

Sevier County

TEMA

TNSAVE

Civil Air Patrol

NE TN HOSPITALS:

CIVILIAN AGENCIES

TEMA

East Tennessee State University (ETSU)

TN Department of Health

NE TN Regional Health Department

Unicoi County Emergency Management Agency

Johnson County 911

Franklin Woods Community Hospital

Indian Path Medical Center Hospital
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PHASE 3 - EAST Continued 

Johnson City Medical Center

Johnson County Community Hospital

Laughlin Memorial Hospital

Sycamore Shoals Hospital

Takoma Regional Hospital

Unicoi County Memorial Hospital

Wellmont Brisol Regional Medical Center

Wellmont Hancock County Hospital

Wellmont Hawkins County Memorial Hospital

Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center

William L. Jenkins Forensics Center

Regional Medical Communications Center

Johnson City Police

HealthSouth Rehab Hospital-Bristol, Virginia

HealthSouth Hospital-Kingsport

Quillen Rehab Hosptial-Johnson City

WINGS Air Rescue

Indian Path Hospital Security

Holston Valley Hospital Security

Greene County

Unicoi County

BLOUNT COUNTY:

CIVILIAN AGENCIES 

Blount Fire Department

Maryville Fire Department

Alcoa Police Department

Alcoa Fire Department

THP / MILITARY TRAINING 

CATOOSA:

MILITARY UNITS

253rd MP

CIVILIAN AGENCIES

THP
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REGION COORDINATION 

CENTER (RCC):

CIVILIAN AGENCIES 

TEMA East Region

TDOT

THP

EAST TENNESSEE VOLUNTEER 

ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVE 

IN DISASTERS (VOAD):

CIVILIAN AGENCIES 

Knox County Health Department

Remote Area Media

American Red Cross

College Hill SDA

Holston

FEMA

LDS

Jeeps 4 Jesus

Adeventist Disaster Response

Department of Health East Tn Regional Health Office

Knox County Baptist

HOPE

Knoxville Knox Co CAC

Knoxville Fire Department

Salvation Army

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE:

CIVILIAN AGENCIES 

UT EM

TEMA

UT Police Department

UT Communications
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STATE EMERGENCY 

OPERATION CENTER (SEOC):

CIVILIAN AGENCIES 

TEMA

Department of Human Services

Dept. of Safety

TDOT

THP

TDEC-State Parks

Red Cross

TN of Health-Public Health/EMS

Department of Agriculture

Dept. of Forestry

Military

VOAD

Civil Air Patrol

FEMA Region IV-Observers

Dept. of Financial Institutions

Dept. of Corrections

Verizon

AT&T

Cumberland County (EOC Activation/Comms)

Anderson County (EOC Activation/Comms)

Campbell County (EOC Activation/Comms)

Claiborne County (EOC Activation/Comms)

Carter County (EOC Activation/Comms)

Knox County (EOC Activation/coord. Of mutual aid)

Greenbrier/Robertson County (Railroad)

Financial Institutions (67 banks/credit unions)
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