Air National Guard members from the 128th Air Refueling Wing in Milwaukee and the 134th Air Refueling Wing in Tennessee work with the La Crosse Fire Rescue team to search for simulated victims in a rubble pile as part of their training during PATRIOT 12 at Volk Field, Wis., July 17, 2012. The PATRIOT 12 exercise gives 1,100 guard personnel from 15 states the opportunity to integrate with local and state agencies during valuable training simulations. (National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Penny Hamilton/Released)

Air National Guard members, 167th Airlift Wing, unload equipment from a C-5 Galaxy aircraft for the Patriot Exercise in Volk Field, Wis., July 13, 2012. The 2012 Patriot Exercise gives 1100 guard personnel from 15 states the opportunity to integrate with local and state agencies during valuable training simulations. (National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Aaron Smith/Released)

Army National Guard members, 21st Civil Support Team, New Jersey, get a simulated patient to safety while training in rescue skills with instructors from the Wisconsin Regional Emergency All-Climate Training Center during PATRIOT 12 in Volk Field, Wis., July 15, 2012. The PATRIOT 12 exercise gives 1100 guard personnel from 15 states the opportunity to integrate with local and state agencies during valuable training simulations. (National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Penny Hamilton/Released)

Air National Guard firefighters from the Wisconsin and Tennessee Air National Guard practice vehicle extraction procedures during PATRIOT 12. National Guard units from 15 states are participating in the exercise which is being held at Volk Field, Wis.

Army National Guard Spc. Nicky Lamb, 21st Civil Support Team, New Jersey, crawls through a concrete cylinder to rescue a simulated victim while being tested by instructors from the Wisconsin Regional Emergency All-Climate Training Center during PATRIOT 12 at Volk Field, Wis., July 17, 2012. The PATRIOT 12 exercise gives 1,100 guard personnel from 15 states the opportunity to integrate with local and state agencies during valuable training simulations. (National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Penny Hamilton/Released)

National Guard PATRIOT Exercise 2012

Published July 17, 2012

FT McCOY, Wis. (7/17/2012) -- Beginning Saturday, July 14th, more than 1,100 military members and civil authorities will gather at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center - Ft. McCoy, Wis. for PATRIOT 2012. National Guard units from 15 states are participating in the exercise with the opportunity to integrate with local and state agencies during valuable training simulations.

Air National Guard members from the 128th Air Refueling Wing in Milwaukee and the 134th Air Refueling Wing in Tennessee work with the La Crosse Fire Rescue team to search for simulated victims in a rubble pile as part of their training during PATRIOT 12 a

Air National Guard members remove equipment from a C-17 Globemaster III in support of PATRIOT 12 Exercise. PATRIOT 12 held at Volk Field, Wis. is used to sharpen the skills of emergency responders.

Air National Guard members, 167th Airlift Wing, unload equipment from a C-5 Galaxy aircraft for the Patriot Exercise in Volk Field, Wis., July 13, 2012. The 2012 Patriot Exercise gives 1100 guard personnel from 15 states the opportunity to integrate with

Army National Guard members, 21st Civil Support Team, New Jersey, get a simulated patient to safety while training in rescue skills with instructors from the Wisconsin Regional Emergency All-Climate Training Center during PATRIOT 12 in Volk Field, Wis., J

Air National Guard firefighters from the Wisconsin and Tennessee Air National Guard practice vehicle extraction procedures during PATRIOT 12. National Guard units from 15 states are participating in the exercise which is being held at Volk Field, Wis.

Army National Guard Spc. Nicky Lamb, 21st Civil Support Team, New Jersey, crawls through a concrete cylinder to rescue a simulated victim while being tested by instructors from the Wisconsin Regional Emergency All-Climate Training Center during PATRIOT 12