On 16AUG2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Protective Service (FPS) Police and the Oregon National Guard’s 102nd Civil Support Team joined with the city of Eugene Police Department and Fire Department, as well as other organizations, conducted training to prepare for Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) threats and other hazardous incidents at sporting events.
It’s not the first time: “Our partnership that we have with the Oregon National Guard, specifically the 102nd Civil Support Team, they’ve been supporting us for the past five U.S. Olympic trials and World Games.”-Sergeant Damian San Miguel, Eugene Police Department bomb squad
Sergeant Damian San Miguel explains ‘JHAT’ (Joint Hazard Assessment Team) bomb squad training for sporting events, beginning in 2008 (video interview by Major W. Chris Clyne):
This year’s training took place in the Autzen Stadium, located north of the University of Oregon (The Big O).
Oregon National Guard First Sergeant Robert McCree explains the training for such a catastrophic scenario (video report by Major W. Chris Clyne & Staff Sergeant Tyler Meister):
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