L2 Defense was awarded a contract to support Guardian Response 2022 (GR22), a National Level Military Exercise in direct support of the event’s Prime contractor, Booz Allen Hamilton.   The exercise involves the military assets and personnel who are specially trained and equipped to respond to and assist in their Defense Support of Civilian Authorities (DSCA) mission in North America. Army Reserve, Army National Guard, Army active duty and Air Force personnel from around the country came to southern Indiana to exercise and validate their ability to respond to an incident involving a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear or Explosive (CBRNE) attack.

L2 Defense’s Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) deployed to the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center (MUTC) in Butlerville, Indiana for the 2022 Guardian Response Exercise from April 18th to May 13th, 2022.  This exercise involves more than 4,000 military personnel who are simulating that they have been deployed to assist at a major man-made disaster. Our team of experienced SME’s have been involved in the planning and scenario writing phases of the exercise for the past year culminating in the execution phase lasting 21 days with 10 days of 24-hour operations.  Over 150 L2 Defense SME’s worked with various military units to Teach / Coach / Mentor in the following areas of expertise: Brigade / Battalion Staff Liaison, Urban Search and Rescue, HazMat Reconnaissance and Surveillance, Mass Casualty Decontamination and Medical Care (Triage, Treatment and Transport), Incident Command System, Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT), and Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team (DMORT).

“L2 Defense is honored to be able to provide our team’s expertise to support Guardian Response 2022. This mission and its purpose are close to many of us at L2 Defense since many of us have served in uniform. Many of us served at the very units taking part in this year’s annual exercise. Our team feels extremely proud to be able to give back to the community that many of us served in. Our team is so privileged to work with our nation’s Heroes every day and this event is without question something we look forward to supporting annually. “ says Michael Brown, L2 Defense’s Senior Vice President.  “We also want to extend our deep appreciation to be able to support and work alongside ARNORTH Civil Support Training Activity and Booz Allen Hamilton for this national level exercise.”

We created this video to highlight our team’s support this year.