
HEART
Healthcare Emergency Amateur Radio Team
Team Training
STATEWIDE
January 2016 - Deep Freeze
January 2017 - Winter Fury
August 2017 - VA Defense Force Exercise
January 2018 - Operation Tsunami
January 2019 - Perfect Storm
June 2019 - VA Defense Force Exercise
November 2019 - Sentara Corp. Comm. Ex.
January 2020 - Power Grid Failure
January 2021 - The Big One
March 2021 - Statewide Tornado Drill
June 2021 - VA Hurricane Comm Exercise
January 2022 - EMP Exercise
March 2022 - Tornado Drill
March 2025 - Exercise Patient Movement
August 2025 - VDEM Communication Exercise
REGIONAL
May 2018 - Vigilant Guard
October 2018 - Black Swan
January 2021 - Area Wide Simplex Exercise
October 2021 - VOPEX & Surry Exercise
January 2022 - Digipeater Matrix
January 2023 - The Ice Man Cometh
April 2023 - HEART Systems Exercise
July 2023 - VOPEX & Surry Exercise
October 2023 - HEART Systems Exercise
February 2024 - Cyber Attack
June 2024-Hurricane Marco 7 State Exercise
July 2024 - VOPEX & Surry Exercise
July 2025 - VOPEX & Surry Exercise
July 2025 - FEMA Multi-Regional Exercise - Short Notice - Earthquake
Upcoming
March 2026 - Naval Medical Center Portsmouth - Patient Movement Exercise
MONTHLY NET
Thursday Night Net
On the 4th Thursday of Each Month
NATIONAL
May 2021 - National Hurricane Comm Ex.
May 2022 - National Hurricane Comm Ex.
May 2023 - National Hurricane Comm Ex.
May 2024 - National Hurricane Comm Ex.
May 2025 - National Hurricane Comm Ex.
DIGITAL
Many team members participate in Winlink Wednesday each week.