Homer’s Civil Air Patrol squadron took part in a statewide disaster response exercise this past weekend, joining CAP members in nearly 20 locations throughout Alaska and several states in the Lower 48.

Taking place Aug 9-10, this “significant” training event was part of the CAP Alaska Wing’s “Twenty Seconds More” exercise, a scenario based on a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit Anchorage in November 2018 and lasted for 30 seconds. The scenario imagines the impact on the Anchorage area if the earthquake had lasted 20 seconds longer and asks what disaster response would be necessary as a result.

According to a preliminary statement released by Lt. Col. Bryan Emerson, director of communications and public affairs officer for the Alaska Wing, the overall objective of the exercise was to bett

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