Vigilant Guard excersise photos.

The photos are of the excersise Vigilant Guard conducted recently around the south. Personally I believe its more for when the government cracks down on citizens more than anything else but, officially its deemed somehting else. 911 has provided the US government with an open check with these types of excersises to practice in the open under "protection against terror" which might be the case but also serves purposes nafarious as well.

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South Carolina Army National Guard personnel, from Charlie Company, 218th Brigade, 118th Infantry, from Gaffney, S.C., conduct door-to-door search of homes during Vigilant Guard 2008, a disaster response exercise, at Sun City, Beaufort County , S.C., April 23, 2008. Army and Air National Guard personnel from South Carolina and various surrounding states are conducting the training in coordination with local, state, and federal emergency agencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Edward E. Snyder)(Released)



Pvt. Login Huebner, with Wisconsin Army National Guard's 132nd Basic Support Battalion, directs a civilian vehicle at a traffic control point (TCP) in Prairie du Chien as part of a training exercise for Vigilant Guard 2011, May 18. The 132nd was also responsible in transporting and filling sandbags. This training exercise tested response measures and actions of local, state and federal agencies, to include the Wisconsin National Guard, should the Mississippi River flood Prairie du Chien and surrounding Crawford County. Exercises such as Vigilant Guard are catalysts for continuous improvement to ensure the National Guard is always ready, always there. 112th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment photo by Sgt. Megan Burnham.


Members of Wisconsin Army National Guard's 132nd Basic Support Battalion simulate running a traffic control point (TCP) in Prairie du Chien as part of a training exercise for Vigilant Guard 2011, May 18. The 132nd was also responsible in transporting and filling sandbags. This training exercise tested response measures and actions of local, state and federal agencies, to include the Wisconsin National Guard, should the Mississippi River flood Prairie du Chien and surrounding Crawford County. Vigilant Guard tests National Guard capabilities developed since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and also since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. 112th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment photo by Sgt. Megan Burnham.