Telecommunications Specialist Chris Rowand poses for

Telecommunications Specialist Chris Rowand poses for a photo in front of U.S. Army North’s 'Super Sentinel' Mobile Command Center at Camp Atterbury, Indiana during Vibrant Response 18 on April 20, 2018.

Working 12-hour days for seven days out of the week, one of Rowand’s responsibilities is to help key personnel communicate from Camp Atterbury and beyond via video teleconferencing.

“The VTC helps leadership communicate back to whomever they need to talk to when it comes to operation order briefs, [commander update briefs] and any other briefing they may have,” said Rowand.

For Vibrant Response 18, Rowand sets up an average of six VTCs a day for both real-world and exercise missions. The 'Super Sentinel' Mobile Command Center also enables communications with first responders during crises, allow faxing and phone capabilities, and helps Army North communicate all over the world when necessary.

U.S. Army North executes the annual Vibrant Response consequence management exercise at the direction of U.S. Northern Command to confirm command and control elements of the nation’s CBRN response forces. U.S. Force Command’s linked exercise, Guardian Response, held at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, validates how the subordinate units train to carry out the operations under the direction of a joint task force. GR18 is executed by the U.S. Army Reserve Command. (U.S. Army National Guard photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Michael Davis Jr.)

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