1 00:00:05,780 --> 00:00:07,350 - [Thomas] The Massachusetts Air National Guard 2 00:00:07,350 --> 00:00:10,490 102nd Medical Group Detachment One 3 00:00:10,490 --> 00:00:12,820 is always preparing for emergency. 4 00:00:12,820 --> 00:00:15,180 As members of the Homeland Response Force, 5 00:00:15,180 --> 00:00:16,390 they could potentially respond 6 00:00:16,390 --> 00:00:18,560 to any incident in New England. 7 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:20,850 The unit recently trained at the state of the art 8 00:00:20,850 --> 00:00:25,340 Paul S. MacMillan MBTA Emergency Training Center in Boston. 9 00:00:25,340 --> 00:00:27,750 Unit Commander Lieutenant Colonel Robert Driscoll 10 00:00:27,750 --> 00:00:29,070 describes the training. 11 00:00:29,070 --> 00:00:31,440 - Today's exercise, we're in South Boston 12 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:34,710 at the MBTA underground training site. 13 00:00:34,710 --> 00:00:37,350 It's a world-class training environment 14 00:00:37,350 --> 00:00:38,740 and we're practicing today 15 00:00:38,740 --> 00:00:40,990 for a chemical attack on the subway. 16 00:00:40,990 --> 00:00:42,660 - [Thomas] The exercise allowed airmen trained 17 00:00:42,660 --> 00:00:45,640 in emergency medical response to hone their skills 18 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:47,860 using all of their protective equipment. 19 00:00:47,860 --> 00:00:50,630 The Center provided an extremely realistic environment 20 00:00:50,630 --> 00:00:53,640 that included environmental challenges such as smoke 21 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:56,030 and darkness and alarming sound effects, 22 00:00:56,030 --> 00:00:57,891 like screaming people and explosions. 23 00:00:57,891 --> 00:00:58,870 (loud explosion) 24 00:00:58,870 --> 00:01:00,320 The training is critical to ensure 25 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:02,060 our National Guard's first responders 26 00:01:02,060 --> 00:01:05,050 are prepared for any kind of disaster. 27 00:01:05,050 --> 00:01:07,440 I'm Air Force Staff Sergeant Thomas Swanson 28 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:10,275 reporting from Boston, Massachusetts. 29 00:01:10,275 --> 00:01:12,775 (somber tone)