Florida Task Force 2 and the FBI Rapid Deployment Team train on loading vehicles and response boats onto C-17 Globemaster IIIs and a C-5 at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida. The training provides a unique opportunity for agencies to become familiar with the military aircraft in order to facilitate a quick response time during a contingency.Exercise Patriot Sands is a joint-service exercise coordinated by the Air Force Reserve, designed to integrate first responders from federal, state, local agencies and the military by providing quick response training in the event of a regional emergency or natural disaster. The exercise is conducting training across three locations: Tallahassee, FL; Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Jacksonville, FL; Homestead Air Reserve Base, FL More