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National Guard Trains In Denver To Respond To Terror Attack

DENVER (AP) — National Guard units from Colorado, New Mexico and Utah will train in the Denver area over the next six days on how to respond to a terrorist attack.

Guard members are arriving Thursday and preparing for the exercises.

Colorado National Guard Holds Combined-Arms Live-Fire Exercise And Public Demonstration At Fort Carson in Colorado, on June 7, 2014
U.S. Army Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment, Colorado Army National Guard, stand ready to engage a imulated enemy as part of the Colorado National Guard's Combined-Arms Live-Fire Exercise and public demonstration at Fort Carson, Colo., June 7, 2014. The event featured artillery fire from M142 High-Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and M109A6 Paladin cannons; UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters simulating a combat medical evacuation; a demonstration of reaction to enemy contact; F-16 Fighting Falcons providing close air support; and other special demonstrations and displays from both the Colorado National Guard and the U.S. Army. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Bethany Fehringer/Released)

Officials say some of the training will occur at Denver International Airport, Community College of Aurora, Castlewood Canyon State Park, University Hospital and Skyridge Hospital.

Officials say the training scenario calls for mock attacks similar to the ones in Paris in November 2015.

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