Navy HURREX across Gulf region

Dozens of Navy facilities across the Gulf Coast region will participate May 8-19 in a natural disaster preparedness exercise called Hurricane Exercise/Citadel Gale 2017. HURREX/CG 17 is designed to prepare Navy's responses to adverse weather threats in coastal regions, including the Atlantic, and to maintain the ability to deploy forces under the most severe weather conditions. The drill will involve two simulated storm systems developing and intensifying to hurricane strength, threatening the Gulf and East Coast regions. Among the Gulf Coast states’ naval facilities participating is Naval Air Stations Meridian, Miss.; Pensacola and Whiting Field, Fla.; NAS/Joint Reserve Base New Orleans; Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport, Miss.; and Naval Support Activity and Surface Warfare Center at Panama City, Fla. The training allows Navy bases and tenants to ensure they are prepared to address the “ramifications that come with severe weather conditions," says NAS Meridian Commanding Officer Capt. Scott Bunnay. No aircraft or ship movement will occur for the drill. (Source: Meridian Star 05/05/17)