Monday afternoon, members of the military worked on their plan to stop a mass shooting with a simulation at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth.
The agency wants to make sure their yearly training is sharp enough to stop an active shooter.
"Recent active shooter events that we’ve had in the United States had some influence increasing the type of training for these exercises,” said NASJRB Fort Worth Commanding Officer Captain Mike Steffen.
Mass shooting attacks are becoming more frequent and more sophisticated. The yearly drill is crucial to saving lives, knowing that in a mass shooting every second counts
“We tweaked, honed and refined our tactics and procedures from the lessons we’ve learned from the previous active shooter events, said Steffen.
The active shooter program centers on training personnel using many different scenarios. On Monday, the team responded to a live shooter call, worked to evacuate a building with a shooter inside and looked at emergency medical response.
"We want to take charge of the situation, minimize the loss of life and injury, while ensuring the safety of the personnel on base,” said Steffen.
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The exercise gives the team a chance to go over critical plans that never stay the same.
"The threats are always changing and evolving,” Steffen said.
The exercise will take place over the next two weeks. Adjustments will be made if needed to make sure everyone on base stays safe.
