DVIDS – Video – Blue October 2024 Integrated Training Exercise – Setup, Clearance Operations – 2nd

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (Oct. 22, 2024) Members of the York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office and Naval Weapons Station Yorktown Security Department are shown conducting clearance operations aboard Cheatham Annex during the installation’s annual Blue October Integrated Training Exercise. The exercise allowed members of the installation security department, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Fire & Emergency Services, York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office and York County Fire & Emergency Services to exercise their mutual aid agreements and train to respond effectively can all occurring events. Participants can also test interoperability and promote cross-agency collaboration. This year’s exercise took place at Navy Cargo Handling Battalion One’s Cheatham Annex complex. (U.S. Navy photo by Max Lonzanida/Released).