Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team deploys at Summerfest

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Published on June 24, 2023 – The Daily Reporter

In the words of musical artist Taylor Swift, “in your wildest dreams, ah-ah,” perhaps best describes the behind-the-scenes security in place at one of the World’s Largest Music Festivals this year.

Summerfest 2023 opened gates to the public on Thursday, June 22, 2023.

Suffice it to say, in the 55 years since the music festival began in 1968, security protocols have evolved quite a bit from having local law enforcement patrol on foot to now having that, plus:

  • Guests screened through airport style metal detectors;
  • Statewide fusion centers monitoring the festival grounds;
  • Federal Law enforcement command centers being staged onsite and in Milwaukee Division’s Office;
  • Deployment of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Civil Support Team (CST).

(The list goes on but for security purposes were omitted from this article)

During an exclusive with The Daily Reporter Friday, an official with the Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Civil Support Team (CST) said they were asked …

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