Navy anti-terror exercises in Feb.

All Navy bases in the U.S. will take part in the scheduled Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain (CS/SC) 2020 exercise that will be over a two-week period from Feb. 3-14. CS/SC 2020 is an annual anti-terrorism and force protection (ATFP) exercise. Citadel Shield is run by Commander Navy Installations Command (CNIC), and will take place in week one. US Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) will run Solid Curtain in week two. During CS/SC 2020, Navy security forces will undergo realistic scenarios – possibly from internal threats - aimed at maintaining a high level of readiness. The significance of the exercises is highlighted by real-world events, such as the shootings at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Naval Shipyard. Personnel are required to register for the AtHoc wide-area alert network so they are aware of force protection conditions and other emergency, environmental, or exercise-related impacts on the area. The AtHoc WAAN system provides Navy installations with an effective mass warning notification system during a crisis to warn affected sailors and civilians who live and work on Navy installations. The focus of the exercises is on staggered entry and exit times for personnel working on installations to limit traffic at entry control points. (Expect delays at entry and exit points of all Gulf Coast Regional naval installations.) (Source: Naval Technology 01/23/20) https://www.naval-technology.com/news/us-naval-installations-cs-sc-2020/