CBRN Training Exercises

Airmen practicing in full protective gear during Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) exercises, emphasizing operational preparedness.

U.S. Air Force Airmen discuss details about a CBRN exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, September 15, 2022. MOPP gear is protective equipment worn in CBRN-contaminated environments meant to protect an individual from CBRN agents. This CBRN training utilized MOPP gear to ensure Airmen are ready to respond and defend its personnel and assets.

U.S. Air Force Airmen discuss details about a CBRN exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, September 15, 2022. MOPP gear is protective equipment worn in CBRN-contaminated environments meant to protect an individual from CBRN agents. This CBRN training utilized MOPP gear to ensure Airmen are ready to respond and defend its personnel and assets.

041209-M-0036Y-032. Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DF-ST-86-08040. Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY)

040806-F-1351B-001. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

060315-A-7969G-005. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Summerall State: Salah Ah Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AB DIVISION

041113-M-0173F-050. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION AL FAJR Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060322-A-5043I-062. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BRIGADE

041207-M-2583M-036. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060128-A-2277C-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: International Zone State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040610-M-7514K-081. Base: Al Walbde Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: Navy Sea Bees

040426-F-7823A-001. Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030404-M-5753Q-134. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

050628-A-1566H-022. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Warhorse Country: Iraq (IRQ)

050524-A-8255A-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Riyadh Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

070319-M-7404B-004. Complete Scene Caption: An Instructor with the 2nd Brigade 7th Iraqi Army Division Military Transition Team (MiTT 2-7) helps an Iraqi Army Soldier up to the turret of a high mobillity multi wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) to fire a PKC machine gun during a live fire exercise at the fire and maneuver range on Asad Air Base, Iraq on March 9, 2007. 2nd Battalion 7th Iraqi Army Division Military Transition Team is deployed as a part of MNF-W in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar province of Iraq to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. Sheila M. Brooks) (Released) Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: MITT 2-7

040626-F-4884R-006. Base: Lsa Anaconda State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030404-M-5607A-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060420-A-5043I-023. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mahmudiyah State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST ABD

060128-A-2277C-038. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: International Zone State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A GREYWOLF Trooper, assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division shows Polish soldiers from the 1st Warsaw Brigade the Abrams M1A2 SepV3 main battle tank. This demonstration was part of the Abrams Tank Summit and was the first time these Polish soldiers had the opportunity to view the SepV3.

(Left) Sgt. Victor Faggiano, a native of Manchester, N.H., patrols through a field of trash using a medal detector to search for possible enemy caches in northern Ghazaliyah July 10. Faggiano serves with 1st Platoon, Company C, 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Multi-National Division - Baghdad.

Ghana Special Operations work together to clear the surrounding area of a building during close-quarters combat training in Tifnit, Morocco, during African Lion 22, June 23, 2022. African Lion 22 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, combined annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal, and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner-nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

040612-M-0706S-020. Base: Al Shahabi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1/5, B Co.

040605-M-4419R-029. Base: India Base (NASIR WAAL SALAAM) State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040729-M-5753Q-024. Base: Bashiri State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Army Spc. Paul Rodriguez, a combat infantryman with the 3rd Platoon, Apache Company, Team Apache, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, Task Force 4-25, provides security while other U.S. Soldiers speak with local men in Saparah, Khost province, Afghanistan, Aug. 1, 2012. Team Apache and the Afghan Uniform Police conducted the patrol to search for weapons caches and register military age males.

060420-A-5043I-026. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mahmudiyah State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST ABD

379th Security Forces Squadron defenders execute maneuvers during pre-deployment training, April 21, 2022 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The Defenders practiced using Agile Combat Employment (ACE) skills to ensure success at Accurate Test 22 in Oman.

031102-F-7234P-008. Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 315th Psychological Operations C

031105-F-1798W-020. Country: Iraq (IRQ)

050712-A-8255A-089. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Showka Village State: Diyala Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060422-A-5745M-028. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MTN

Local Militia Members During a Combat Operation in Afghanistan's Helmand Province

060302-A-7969G-007. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Summerall State: Salah Ah Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A1-187

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Leonard Nevarez, left, an Amphibious Assault Vehicle operator with Headquarters and Support Company, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and Sgt. Austyn Outcalt, an infantryman with Charlie Company, 1-160 Brigade, 155th Battalion post security at entry control point 1 during Bright Star 23 at Logistics Staging Area Menar El Wahesh, Egypt, Sep. 2, 2023. Bright Star 23 is a multilateral U.S. Central Command exercise held with the Arab Republic of Egypt across air, land, and sea domains that promotes and enhances regional security and cooperation, and improves interoperability in irregular warfare against hybrid threat scenarios. Nevarez is a native of Rio Rancho, New Mexico.

040809-M-5753Q-018. Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040612-M-0706S-019. Base: Al Shahabi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1/5, B Co.

060104-A-7359K-234. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Mchenry State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION

070315-M-7404B-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: MITT 2-7

020808-M-9578B-005. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: Marine Wing Support Squadron 171

050712-A-8255A-145. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Hamaila Village State: Diyala Country: Iraq (IRQ)

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Nov. 15, 2022) - Members of Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical Systems team 29 simulate combat casualty egress with high fidelity manikins at Naval Expeditionary Medical Institute (NEMTI) during Operation Firebreak,November 15.Operation Firebreak is an exercise designed to evaluate operational readiness through simulated point of injury treatment and transport of casualties to the next level of care. Navy Medicine Operational Training Command (NMOTC) is comprised of six nationwide detachments that offer specialized medical training in the fields of aviation, aviation survival, surface and undersea warfare, expeditionary and special operations medicine.

United States Army rangers in the mountains.

050712-A-8255A-090. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Showka Village State: Diyala Country: Iraq (IRQ)

AQABA, Jordan - Service members with the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Group, Jordanian Maritime Counter Terrorism Team and Lebanese Marine Commandos conduct over-the-beach operations in Aqaba, Jordan during Exercise Eager Lion Sept. 8, 2022. Exercise Eager Lion is considered the capstone event of the broader U.S. military relationship with the Jordanian Armed Forces, one of U.S. Central Commands strongest and most reliable partners in the region, leading the way for security and stability using conventional and unconventional scenarios to activate a combined joint task force. The exercise underscores the United States commitment to partners in the Middle East and joint defense against hybrid threats by state and non-state actors. Approximately 1,700 U.S. service members, 2,200 Jordanian Armed Forces, and 591 coalition personnel from 28 other partner nations are participating or observing the multilateral military training exercise, which was scheduled for 2021, but postponed due to the

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to the 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Utah Army National Guard, and Royal Moroccan Army soldiers works together to clear buildings in close-quarters combat training in Tifnit, Morocco, during African Lion 22, June 23, 2022. African Lion 22 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, combined annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal, and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner-nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

030317-M-4419R-065. Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

060307-A-1211S-074. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Normandy State: Diyala Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A

051202-A-2777C-125. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040410-M-8096M-003. Base: Tirin Kot District State: Oruzgan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

030214-M-3138H-037. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5TH MARINES

During a simulated tactical scenario, SPC Bryan A. Cook and PFC John P. Peart, both of HHB 1ST of the 44th Air Defense Artillery, 4th Infantry Division, are shown at the control panel/CRT of the Forward Area Air Defense Ground-Base Sensor (FAAD GBS) field equipment. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Marine armed with a 5.56mm M-16A2 rifle sits on the roof of an M-998 series vehicle during the multinational relief effort OPERATION RESTORE HOPE. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM)

050418-A-2611R-020. Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2-14(SBCT)

040613-M-5555L-032. Base: Camp Ali State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030327-M-2306K-059. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ramaylah Oil Field Country: Iraq (IRQ)

031110-F-0981H-019. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

050712-A-8255A-080. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Showka Village State: Diyala Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division wear their M-17A1 protective masks while conducting training during Operation Desert Shield. Several M-551 Sheridan light tanks are in the background. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

040605-M-4419R-034. Base: India Base (NASIR WAAL SALAAM) State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

050809-A-2140D-006+. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Rawah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: B 3-21

060223-A-7969G-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Summerall State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2/4IA

041104-F-0524H-012. Base: Dequq State: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030818-M-7837W-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Commando Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Marines pause their LAV-25 (Light Armored Vehicle) to let an interpreter discuss issues with local villagers while participating in a mounted patrol. The Marines are with Alpha Company, Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) on patrol near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU

060127-A-5745M-008. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MTN DIV

040530-M-5505M-029. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

041117-M-0036Y-006. Base: Ar Rutbah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

The soldiers from the 104th Engineering Battalion are on the Fort Dix Range Complex, Range 10 completing the units 10 Meter Zero targeting. (photos taken by the Fort Dix Training Support Center / Daniel Amburg)

051213-A-7359K-125. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Warrior State: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION

030324-M-3692C-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

960821-F-0954H-003. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCHDESERT FOCUS Base: Al Kharj Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

040525-N-1261P-033. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040610-M-5555L-053. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Junction City State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

020716-A-5790R-014. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

060219-A-5745M-111. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MNT 2ND BDE

040824-A-6713J-029. Base: Alalaa State: Salah Al Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040613-M-5555L-029. Base: Camp Ali State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040715-F-5789F-014. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030409-M-9124R-014. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030425-M-5455N-009. Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030409-M-5753Q-005. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

070326-M-6312K-014. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Namer State: Ambar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: LIMA 2/10

Civilian and military personnel from Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the U.S. conducted counterterrorism drills as part of Eagle Resolve 2017 near Kuwait International Airport, March 28, 2017. Urban warfare specialists conducted search and rescue operations and responded to a mock vehicle explosion. Since 1999, Eagle Resolve - involving over 1,000 U.S. military personnel - has become the premier multi-national exercise between U.S. and Gulf Cooperation Council nations to collectively address the regional challenges in a low-risk setting.

060424-A-6365W-047. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Remagen State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST

Afghan policeman standing at his checkpoint, Kunduz, Afghanistan.

050607-A-1566H-025. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Delta Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Army Sgt. Austyn Outcalt, an infantryman with Charlie Company, 1-160 Brigade, 155th Battalion, posts security at entry control point 1 during Bright Star 23 at Logistics Staging Area Menar El Wahesh, Egypt, Sep. 2, 2023. Bright Star 23 is a multilateral U.S. Central Command exercise held with the Arab Republic of Egypt across air, land, and sea domains that and enhances regional security and cooperation, and improves interoperability in irregular warfare against hybrid threat scenarios. Outcalt is a native of Redding, California.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgts. Cory Lessard and Daniel Simmons, Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians from 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, approach the simulated blast site during an exercise Aug. 24, 2022 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The robot in the foreground allowed for Lessard and Simmons to examine and evaluate the threat level of the blast site from a safe distance prior to making their approach.

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), provide weapons training to members of the Armed Forces of Djibouti (FAD), Bataillon dintervention rapide (BIR), Djibouti, May 11, 2022. The SFAB trains and advises foreign security forces to improve partner capabilities and facilitate achievement of U.S. strategic objectives.

040422-M-8096M-030. Base: Kandahar Army Air Field Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

050813-A-5447B-059. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Rawah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030401-F-2034C-022. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

070317-M-2819S-041. Complete Scene Caption: A Soldier with the Iraqi Army posts security near a marketplace during a security patrol. Soldiers of the Iraqi Army and Marines with the Military Transition Team attached to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, and 1ST Division of the Iraqi Army conduct mounted security patrols as a combined forces exercise on March 7, 2007. Regimental Combat Team 6 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq (Multi-National Forces-West) to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi Reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. Neill A. Sevelius) (Released) Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2-2-1 MTT

060118-A-7969G-004. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Cooke (TAJI) State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1-66/IA

030402-M-3138H-012. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

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