U.S. Army Lt, Col. William Crowe (center), the officer in charge, goes over the missions with Sgt. Maj. Jerry ‘Allen’ Gootee (left), operations sergeant major, and Maj. Jessica Miller (right), the Brigade S3 (operations, training and plans), all with the 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade, during Vibrant Response 2026 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, Apr. 23, 2026. VR-26 is a large-scale U.S. military exercise designed to prepare forces to respond to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) incidents within the homeland April 13-29, 2026. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Crane)