The 1st Brigade, Texas State Guard, in support of local and state agencies, will conduct mission essential task list training to strengthen its disaster preparedness at Camp Bowie, in Brownwood from April 25-29.

The designated training is designed to strengthen emergency response capabilities by training for an emergency with operations in multiple displaced locations. The training will include points of distribution, shelter management, evacuation tracking procedures, and land navigation in relation to ground search and rescue.

In recent years the Texas State Guard has been called to state active duty for hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding and wildfires. The Texas State Guard is the lead military component for Operation Border Health Preparedness in the Rio Grande Valley—the state’s annual humanitarian medical mission—and provides support to the state’s annual Oral Rabies Vaccination Program and the East Texas Medical Outreach missions in East Texas.

The Texas State Guard is the state’s military agency, trained, organized and ready to respond when a disaster strikes and Texans need help.