Col. Boris Cimpric, chief of communications, Slovenian Armed Forces; U.S. Air Force Col. Timothy Conklin, chief of Colorado National Guard joint staff; and Lt. Col. Stephanie Patrick, Colorado National Guard State Partnership Program coordinator; listen as U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Jeremy Lammon (second from left), Colorado National Guard communications superintendent, discusses the military’s role in the Vital Connection exercise at the Highlands Ranch Law Enforcement Training Facility in Littleton, Colo., July 14, 2015. Throughout the three-day exercise, nearly 200 personnel representing multiple first response, military, private-sector and nonprofit agencies participated in the interoperable communications exercise that tested emergency response plans, policies, and procedures, and the coordination between local, state, federal, and non-governmental organizations in various jurisdictions and disciplines. Members of the Slovenian Armed Forces, the Colorado National Guard’s state partners for more than 20 years, also participated in the exercise. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 2nd Lt. Cheresa D. Clark/Released)
180912-Z-WU045-1071.JPG Photo By: 2nd Lt. Cheresa D. Clark

Littleton, Colorado - Col. Boris Cimpric, chief of communications, Slovenian Armed Forces; U.S. Air Force Col. Timothy Conklin, chief of Colorado National Guard joint staff; and Lt. Col. Stephanie Patrick, Colorado National Guard State Partnership Program coordinator; listen as U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Jeremy Lammon (second from left), Colorado National Guard communications superintendent, discusses the military’s role in the Vital Connection exercise at the Highlands Ranch Law Enforcement Training Facility in Littleton, Colo., July 14, 2015. Throughout the three-day exercise, nearly 200 personnel representing multiple first response, military, private-sector and nonprofit agencies participated in the interoperable communications exercise that tested emergency response plans, policies, and procedures, and the coordination between local, state, federal, and non-governmental organizations in various jurisdictions and disciplines. Members of the Slovenian Armed Forces, the Colorado National Guard’s state partners for more than 20 years, also participated in the exercise. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 2nd Lt. Cheresa D. Clark/Released)


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