Texas A&M Task Force 1 members are trained as specialists as well as cross-trained in other jobs on the task force. Members are required to complete over 90 hours of training per year, attend regional training, position specific training, and attend an annual full-scale exercise in Disaster City. Texas Task Force 1 members bring a variety of full-time job skills to the task force. Designed to be logistically self-sufficient for the first 72 hours of operation, the task force is able to function for up to 14 days under remote and austere conditions.