Amid Protests, FirstNet-related Tactical LTE Communications System Used in Urban Shield Exercise

Homeland Security Today: Despite organized protesters’ assertion that the Urban Shield 2014 first responder exercise this weekend sponsored by the Alameda County, California Sheriff’s Office promoted the militarization of police, the event was a full-scale regional preparedness exercise to assess the Bay Area’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funded Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) response capabilities related to multi-discipline planning, policies, procedures, organization, equipment and training for all hazards, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism and other manmade disasters.

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