Helicopter Landing Zones
7
Designated Clear HLZ's
Unmatched Capability
The Guardian Centers campus provides 6 designated helicopter landing zones plus a three story building rooftop helipad certified by the FAA rated at 24,000 lbs capacity. Houston County Airport is adjacent to the Guardian Centers campus, capable of supporting C-130 and below fixed wing aircraft and is also a source for aviation re-fueling. Robins Air Force Base lies 16 nautical miles from Guardian Centers campus and is capable of supporting C-5 Galaxy and below fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft. Guardian Centers Heliport FAA Identifier: GA97 In addition to designated HLZ's, the Guardian Centers metroplex provides immersive environments to integrate tactical and emergency infiltration and exfiltration of rotary wing aircraft within the urban terrain.
840,000
square meter drop zone
Drop Zone
Guardian Centers’ staff were incredibly pro-active. Everything from last minute search dogs to getting specific ethnic/language capable role players and everything in between was taken care of at the right place and right time every time.
Major Robert J. Casey
Combat Rescue Officer, 308th Rescue Squadron
I’ve seen a lot of sites around the world – this is the most complex site I’ve ever seen.
Chris Schaff
Fairfax County Fire Department Battalion Chief and Commander VA-TF1
The 830-acre property can recreate just about any disaster scenario imaginable…the diverse disaster scenes are really what makes this place state-of-the-art.
Nick Valencia
CNN
When my eyes first saw this, it was a wow factor. Our men and women have been around the proverbial block for many years, but this facility, these types of environments we’re finding here really puts us to work.
Louie Fernandez
FEMA Spokesman
I’ve seen other training sites around the country; nothing is as extensive or as realistic as Guardian Centers.
Lieutenant General (Ret.) Guy C. Swan
Former Commander USARNORTH
You will not see a more realistic environment than this anywhere in the world apart from a real incident.
Bob Rea
UK Firefighter (Ret.), UK Fire Service College
We really never had a venue that could allow us to integrate virtually all of that training into a single location…Guardian Centers gets that to a ‘T’.
General (Ret.) Gene Renuart
Former Commander USNORTHCOM, NORAD
This is the only [facility] that I’ve seen that has all of these venues here on one site. It’s like picking off a menu. You tell them I want this, this being this and this is how I want it done and they make it happen.
Chris Schaff
Fairfax County Fire Department Battalion Chief and Commander VA-TF1
Everything that we would see in a disaster that we would respond to, they have created here.
Keith Fontana
Paramedic IL-TF1
I think it gives them the best reality that you can find in the country.
Joe Hernandez
FL-TF2, President, Disaster Medical Solutions
Thanks for providing the dream, facility, and logistical support that resulted in the overwhelming success of exercise Scarlet Response.
Colonel Steven Redifer
Commanding Officer, USMC CBIRF
