Naval Station Norfolk conducts Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2023

ByMassCommunicationSpecialist

2ndClassEmilyCasavant

NORFOLK, Va Naval Station Norfolk participated in the annual two-part force protection exercise Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain2023(CSSC23) Feb.6-17

Conducted by Commander U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) and Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC), CSSC23 uses realistic drills and scenarios to enhance the readiness of Navy security forces and ensures seamless interoperability among the commands, otherservicesandagencypartners “Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain reinforces our ability to respond to threats to the base and the more than 300 tenant commands wesupport,”saidCapt JanetDays,NAVSTA Norfolk’s commanding officer “The more wedrillasateam,themorepreparedweare to respondtoanythreatwe may encounter. Wehavearesponsibilitytoensurethesafety andsecurityofourpersonnelandassets,soit iscrucialwehaveconfidenceinourresponse andtraining.”

Citadel Shield, which occurred during the first week, focused on installation-level training and all scenarios occurred within the installation’s fence line Scenarios includedanactiveshooter,hostagesituation, gate runner, unmanned aerial surveillance protestersatthegateandsuspiciouspackage

During the Citadel Shield portion, NAVSTANorfolk’sinstallationtrainingteam conductedanactiveshooterdrillthatevalu- ated information dissemination, individual response plans, security force response and theabilitytocoordinatewithlocalemergency respondersandthecommunity Asimulated active shooter took place at building LP-1,