Third Coast Thunder

EVENT INFORMATION
WHAT IS THIRD COAST THUNDER?

Third Coast Thunder will focus on a terrorist-related WMD/radiological incident affecting the greater Galveston, TX community. Third Coast Thunder is part of the Silent Thunder exercise series designed to foster collaboration among representatives from local, state, and federal stakeholders.

OVERVIEW OF COURSE CONTENT

The Silent Thunder exercise series provides a no-fault, site-specific TTX where leaders from all responding and stakeholder organizations can exercise both their crisis and consequence management capabilities for a terrorist WMD incident.

*You are receiving this notice because of your involvement as a key response partner, stakeholder and/or interested party. Please forward this to others who may be interested so they may register for inclusion in this important and unique exercise.

If you are interested in attending, please register for Third Coast Thunder prior to July 2, 2025, to be admitted to the exercise.

WMD / RADIATION EXERCISE OPPORTUNITY

University of Texas Medical Branch, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) are hosting a tabletop exercise (TTX) on weapons of mass destruction (WMD) terrorism entitled “Third Coast Thunder” on July 16, 2025 0900-1700. Check in for the event will begin at 0830.

For more information, please contact:

Suzanne Freeze, Exercise Planner
suzanne.freeze@nnsa.doe.gov