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Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Local, state, and federal agencies met at Columbia International Airport's Aeronautics Commission hangar to hold the National Disaster Medical System's annual mock drill.

Friday, March 29, 2013  North Korea's Kim orders rockets on standby after US sends B-2s to South Korea for military drills

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  In latest bellicose statement, North Korea puts artillery forces at highest combat posture

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  Emergency officials know a tornado warning is about to be issued across South Carolina.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  North Korea vows to cancel Korean War cease-fire because of sanctions, US-South Korean military drills

Thursday, January 31, 2013  School emergency drills have moved beyond the duck-and-cover exercises of the Cold War era. Today's drills practice brace students for the presence of armed intruders.

Friday, December 14, 2012  School shootings, no matter where they happen, spark fear throughout the nation. Midlands professionals have forces in place to help ease those fears.

Thursday, October 11, 2012  October is Fire Safety Month and firefighters in the Midlands are working to make sure the community is informed about fire prevention.

Monday, August 13, 2012  Mayor Steve Benjamin and Columbia's parks and recreation department are giving kids in South Carolina's capital city a way to stay active this summer.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012  Mayor Steve Benjamin is inviting people to come out on Tuesday and register for the 3rd Annual Back-To-School Drills and Skills Clinics and Health Fair.

Thursday, January 26, 2012  South Korea staging live-fire drills from front-line island shelled by North Korea

Monday, November 07, 2011  South Carolina schools will conduct earthquake safety drills as part of a larger effort to make residents aware of the potential dangers of tremors.

Thursday, July 14, 2011  Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin announced an expansion of the Back to School Drills and Skills clinic Thursday.  It's a program he started last year for kids in the community.  Benjamin says the initiative will now include tennis, as well as basketball.

Sunday, February 27, 2011  North Korea threatens to attack South Korea, US on eve of allies' joint military drills

Thursday, December 23, 2010  North and South Korea trade threats of retaliation as tensions soar on peninsula.