Vigilant Guard 17
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 Soldiers and airmen of the Georgia National Guard's Joint Task Force 781 Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives (CBRNE) set up a headquarters tent at Fort Stewart, Ga., as part of Vigilant Guard 2017, a statewide emergency response exercise, March 27, 2017. Army photo by Sgt. Moses Howard II | |
| Date | 23 March, 2017 - 31 March, 2017 |
|---|---|
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia (State), USA |
| Perpetrators | U.S. Northern Command, National Guard Bureau, GEMHSA |
Vigilant Guard 17 was a military exercise [1] held from March 23-31, 2017 in Georgia.
It coincided with the collapse in a massive fire of a bridge section of Interstate 85 (I-85) in Atlanta, Georgia, on the evening of Thursday, March 30, 2017,[2] later blamed on three homeless people.
Offical narrative
"The purpose of this large-scale and comprehensive exercise is to simulate a real-world natural disaster in order to improve cooperation among local, state, and federal stakeholders in preparing for emergencies and any sort of catastrophic event," Georgia Governor Nathan Deal said.[1]
Interstate 85
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