The mission of the Center for National Response (CNR) at the Memorial Tunnel in West Virginia is to train and prepare federal, state and local agencies to conduct full spectrum operations in support of homeland security. In its Homeland Defense role, the Department of Defense (DoD) has the mission to develop, implement, and operate a Weapon of Mass Destruction (WMD) Consequence Management (CoM) and Counterterrorism (CT) Training and Testing Facility. The CNR at the Memorial Tunnel is the location best suited for performance of this mission. It has been functional for approximately four years now. The CNR has evolved as part of a National Guard Bureau effort to establish two Joint Interagency Training Centers. The CNR is now a part of the evolving Joint Interagency Training Center - East (JITC-E) operated on behalf of the Chief on National Guard Bureau (NGB) by The Adjutant General of West Virginia (TAG-WV) and the West Virginia National Guard (WVNG). It is envisioned that the CNR will be one of four centers within the JITC-E and will be fully integrated into its overarching Live, Virtual and Constructive training capability.

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