La Crosse Regional Airport holds emergency response exercise to prepare for real-life scenarios April 21, 2021 10:12 PM Tyler Job Updated: You don’t usually see high-schoolers, college students, law enforcement and first-responders scattered along the runway. “Just seemed like a unique opportunity that you wouldn’t get normally,” Civil Air Patrol volunteer Elijah Vieth said. Elijah, who says he wants to be an Air Force Pilot, wanted in on the action. “I’m supposed to go lay down, be unconscious, and when they check on me, I’m not supposed to respond to them,” Elijah said. Don’t worry, Elijah and other “passengers” are not actually getting hurt.