200126-N-TJ564-0154 AUSTIN, Texas (Jan. 26, 2020) U.S.

200126-N-TJ564-0154 AUSTIN, Texas (Jan. 26, 2020) U.S. Army Pfc. Timothy Thomas, assigned to 546th Area Support Medical Company writes status notes on role player in a simulated mass casualty decontamination line at Travis County Exposition Center, Austin, Texas, as part of Exercise Sudden Response 20. Military units comprising the Defense Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Response Force (DCRF) are participating in the exercise, which is taking place in Killeen, Austin and Ft. Hood, Texas, from Jan. 24-29. As part of the exercise, teams are rehearsing force and equipment employment, life-saving operations and web-based command and control collaborative tools to ensure their ability to execute Defense Support of Civil Authority (DSCA) missions. The DCRF is comprised of approximately 5,000 personnel from military units located throughout the nation who come together to help fellow Americans in the event of a CBRN disaster response. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David Smalls, III/RELEASED)