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OMAHA VA MEDICAL CENTER POLICE SERVICES TO CONDUCT ACTIVE SHOOTER RESPONSE TRAINING EXERCISE ON OMAHA VA MEDICAL CENTER CAMPUS ON FRIDAY, MAY

PRESS RELEASE

May 4, 2023

Omaha , NE — May 4, 2023 OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha VA Medical Center Police Services will conduct an Active Shooter Response Training Exercise in collaboration with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies on the Omaha VA Medical Center campus beginning at approximately 1 p.m. on Friday, May 5.

The two-part training exercise will begin with a short staff exercise beginning at approximately 1 p.m. on Friday, May 5, followed by a hands-on exercise involving the Omaha VA Medical Center’s Police Service and other local, state, and federal law enforcement and emergency response agencies. The second part of the exercise will take place near the warehouse area located within the basement of the Omaha VAMC.

Essential patient care will not be impacted by the exercise.

The exercise is designed to provide the VA’s law enforcement team, and supporting law enforcement and emergency response agencies, an opportunity to train in a safe yet realistic environment. It is the second of two planned exercises at the Omaha VA Medical Center.

During the training exercise, the public may see an increased uniformed law enforcement and emergency response presence on the Omaha VA Medical Center campus. This presence is part of the planned training exercise.

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Kevin Hynes, Public Affairs Officer

402-995-4719

kevin.hynes@va.gov

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