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Video by Master Sgt. Burt Traynor

Exercise Patriot Sands-Interagency Partnership Feature

1st Combat Camera Squadron

Feb. 23, 2019 | 1:51

C-17 Globemaster IIIs, with the 701st and 729th Airlift Squadron, conduct cargo training at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida. Air Force Reserve personnel train with the FBI Rapid Deployment Team and Florida Task Force 2, South Florida Urban Search and Rescue. The training provides a unique opportunity for agencies to become familiar with the military aircraft in order to facilitate a quick response time during a contingency. Florida Task Force 2 Leader Pete Gomez explains the importance of the training and inter-agency cooperation. Exercise Patriot Sands is a joint-service exercise coordinated by the Air Force Reserve, designed to integrate first responders from federal, state, local agencies and the military by providing quick response training in the event of a regional emergency or natural disaster. The exercise is conducting training across three locations: Tallahassee, FL; Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Jacksonville, FL; Homestead Air Reserve Base, FL