The military takes steps to prepare for a pandemic flu

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The military takes steps to prepare for a pandemic flu

NAWILIWILI HARBOR, Kauai (KHNL) - Seven specially designed Army

Humvees, trucks and a tractor-trailer loaded with communication

equipment were driven onto the Army's, MG P Gross support

vessel at Pearl Harbor Saturday morning.

The vessel is headed to Nawiliwili Harbor in Kauai for a joint

military and civilian pandemic influenza exercise scheduled to take

place July 24, at Pacific Missile Range Facility.

The exercise is a part of Lightning Rescue 2008.

The emergency exercise is being conducted by the 307th Single

Battalion soldiers and over 200 military person ell and civilians.

Together they will take part in setting up, mobilizing and operating a

mock quarantine area to stop a deadly virus from spreading.

The 307th Single Battalion is capable of controlling and commanding

communications for military units anywhere in the world.

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