Naval Air Facility El Centro firefighters

Naval Air Facility El Centro firefighters help the "injured" people as part of Exercise Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield, a nationwide training operation to test the facility's response to natural or manmade disasters. (ELIZABETH VARIN PHOTO)

Naval Air Facility El Centro is participating in the annual Exercise Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield. The weeklong training occurs atU.S. Navyinstallations throughout the nation. Though specifics about the drills are not released for security reasons, they are geared toward manmade and natural disasters.

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