U.S. Troops Join Police And Firefighters For Nuclear And Biological Doomsday Attack Exercise In New York City

The FDNY teams up with the US Army Task Force 46 to help train National Guardsman in urban rescue. Matthew McDermott 

 Daily Maily: Getting ready for 'America's worst day': Troops join cops and firefighters for nuclear and biological doomsday attack training on NY subway and Yankee Stadium 

* The Army's Task Force 46 was joined by the NYPD and the FDNY last week to undertake joint training 

* Around 170 soldiers from across the country participated in the three-day 'Dense Urban Terrain Exercise' 

* Personnel practiced how to respond to a nuclear or biological attack on the city by training on a subway car 

* The training is a month shy of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in which nearly 3,000 Americans lost their lives 

Soldiers joined police and firefighters on New York's Randall's Island to train for 'America's worst day' this week, to prepare for the event of a catastrophic terrorist attack on the Big Apple. 

Pictures show the Army's Task Force 46 being coached how to respond to a nuclear or biological attack on the New York City subway or Yankee stadium. 

Around 170 soldiers from across the country participated in the three-day 'Dense Urban Terrain Exercise' joint exercise with personnel from the NYPD and FDNY last week on the island that separates Harlem River and East River.

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Update #1: US soldiers are training in NYC for ‘America’s worst day’ that could see nuclear or bio attacks and ballistic threats (The SUN)  

Update #2: NYC first responders, US Army train for ‘America’s worst day’ (NYPost) 

WNU Editor: Such an event (nuclear/chemical/biological attack) would definitely be "America's worst day".

This U.S. Army Special Forces Veteran Has built A Robot Sparring Partner

 

Army Times: Army Special Forces veteran builds robot sparring partner 

Fighting, especially boxing and martial arts, were how Brent Verdialez filled his time as a young kid growing up in Fresno, California. 

Before he was 10 years old he was boxing, and shortly after that he learned Wing Chun, a style of kung fu. 

He later dedicated himself to a little known fighting style known as Sanda, a kind of a mashup of kung fu, kickboxing and wrestling. 

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WNU Editor: Before the pandemic part of my gym routine was boxing. But this device puts it at a completely different level.