The five-year contract extension with Denver-based XeDAR is part of a Defense Department training initiative to equip first responders with emergency readiness skills in case of various traumas.

XeDAR subsidiary Point One will be responsible for the training.

Officials say active duty military personnel, civilians and contractors assigned to Dyess Air Force Base's medical treatment facility will undergo the Point One trauma-response, triage and other treatment training to better respond to terrorist attacks, man-made events or natural disasters.

"This five-year contract extension ensures that the first-responder training we have provided at Dyess medical treatment facility will continue to be among the finest of its kind anywhere and will remain a critical component of maintaining a secure homeland," Dale Smith, Point One director, said in a statement.