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U.S. Navy prepares for two-week Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain security exercise By (0) An FBI SWAT team provides integrated training assistance during the 2015 iteration of Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield at Naval Station Norfolk. Va. Photo by MCS2 Justan Williams/U.S. Navy Jan. 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy announced preparations for its nationwide security exercises known as Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain on Monday. The annual exercise will occur from Feb. 1 to Feb. 12, involving installations across the country's 11 Naval Districts, in drills and training to cover a range of security situations...

A Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Atlantic pilot program has, for the first time, used Unmanned Aerial Surveying (UAS) to assess structures at two Virginia locations. The UAS Pilot Program took flight at the command’s NSA Hampton Roads Lafayette River Annex (LRA) location, where the used unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology to assess the roofs of historic buildings, as well as facilities at Joint Expeditionary Base (JEB) Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia. The Department of Defense (DOD) is a primary developer of UAV technology and its uses but has rarely used it for faci...