Chemical and Biological Training

Soldiers in protective gear conducting chemical, biological, and radiological training exercises, focused on decontamination and rescue techniques.

Soldiers of the 301st Chemical Company (CERF-P) conduct search and rescue and mass casualty decontamination training at Wendall H. Ford Regional Training Center near Greenville, Ky on August 15, 2022. Conducting this nature of training carries on the Kentucky CERF-Ps tradition of excellence.

Soldiers of the 301st Chemical Company (CERF-P) conduct search and rescue and mass casualty decontamination training at Wendall H. Ford Regional Training Center near Greenville, Ky on August 15, 2022. Conducting this nature of training carries on the Kentucky CERF-Ps tradition of excellence.

DF-ST-89-05299. Subject Operation/Series: READINESS CHALLENGE 87 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers from the Alabama National Guard's 31st CBRN Brigade and Romania's 72nd NBC Defense Battalion join forces to crosstrain on tactics, techniques, procedures, and equipment at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, April 24-30, 2022. The troops integrated into combined teams for exercises involving hazardous material reconnaissance, analysis and decontamination; Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle (NBCRV) operations; site security; medevac; M4 carbine marksmanship; machine gunnery and more. The force-to-force engagement was the second part of a two-part event, with the first held in Romania in September 2021. Both engagements focused on maintaining readiness and enabling troops from both nations to work together in the same environments to defend against imminent threats from near-peer adversaries in the Black Sea region.

060515-N-6889J-050. Base: Gulfport State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

MUSCATATUCK URBAN TRAINING CENTER, Ind. - U.S. Army Soldiers of the 172nd Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Company decontaminate each other after successfully completing their training mission at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, during Guardian Response 2022. Guardian Response provides realistic training in high stress environments for National Guardsmen, Reservists, and Active Duty Soldiers to maintain readiness if given the situation of a nuclear disaster.

US Air Force Airmen of the 8th Communications Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, wear Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear as they exit the rinse off tent the first stop of the Personnel Decontamination Stations (PDS) set up to decontaminate personnel after a simulated chemical weapons attack. During a recent Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) airmen from Kunsan were tested on their war fighting skills. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Two U.S. Army National Guard members from the 637th Chemical Company have a push-up contest in their chemical suits while waiting to process simulated victims of a collapsed building through a simulated decontamination line during Exercise Ardent Sentry held at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Indiana May 13, 2007. Exercise Ardent Sentry is one of the NORAD-USNORTHCOM exercises which focuses on defense support of civil authorities.

030321-M-9933D-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Bubyan Island Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 15th MEU (SOC)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Travis Miller, an electrical environmental apprentice with the 62d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, gets decontaminated following a simulated chemical attack during Exercise Rainier War 22B at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Oct. 13, 2022. Alongside airlift operations, Team McChord also conducted cargo and personnel processing, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear, and force protection scenarios during Rainier War 22B.

Yeoman 2nd Class Ronald J. Murphy, right, from Baltimore, assigned to combat systems CS0 department, and Personnel Specialist Seaman Dontay X. Thomas, from Dallas, assigned to administration department aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) prepare to engage a simulated fire during a general quarters drill in the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 23, 2024.

A U.S. Marine with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force adjusts his gas mask during exercise Vista Forge in Atlanta, Georgia, Nov. 3, 2022. Exercise Vista Forge was a joint annual exercise in which Army forces directed a series of exercises that brought together local, State, and Department of Defense, capabilities across the Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear response enterprise across the U.S.

020131-F-5281B-009. Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BULLDOG Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

220516-N-FB730-1082 TYRRHENIAN SEA (May 16, 2022) Sailors fight a simulated fire in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during a general quarters training evolution, May 16, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S., allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ahmon Harris, Emergency Management Specialist with the 172nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Mississippi Air National Guard, is assisted at the CBRN (Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear) decontamination station by a civilian crisis worker at Combined Arms Collective Training Facility, Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Feb. 20, 2024. PATRIOT is a Domestic Operations disaster-response training exercise conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management agencies and first responders. (Air National Guard

Members of the 51st Supply Squadron, Osan Air Base, Korea, don their chemical warfare masks during a simulated chemical attack during exercise Foal Eagle, Oct. 28, 1998. Osan Air Base is conducting a base wide exercise that is designed to test and improve the ability of air base personnel to function in a chemical environment. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Air Force Airman Gavyn Hinojosa, left, and Airman 1st Class Candace Yates, 731st Air Mobility Squadron passenger service representatives, assess and discuss simulated damage to infrastructure from an unexploded ordnance during Beverly Midnight 24-1 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 30, 2024. BM24-1 is a routine training event that tests the military capabilities across the peninsula, allowing combined and joint training at both the operational and tactical levels. The Airmen of the 51st Fighter Wing continuously train to maintain the high level of full-spectrum readiness required to execute the mission proficiently and effectively.

A Marine from the Combined Joint Task Force, Camp Doha, Kuwait, disassembles his Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle during NBC training. The Marine is dressed in his Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST), wearing an M40 Chemical-Biological Field Mask with a C2A1 filter canister and Field Protective Hood. The training occurred during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Doha Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF

040716-M-3717S-007. Subject Operation/Series: FUJI INCREMENTAL TRAINING PROGRAM (FITP) 2004 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

Staff Sgt. Christopher Gilbert and Senior Airman Jacob Morello, explosive ordnance disposal technicians with the 19th Civil Engineer Squadrons EOD flight, XXX at the Air Force EOD Team of the Year Grand Finale competition held at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Indiana, July 25-27, 2022. Hosted by the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, the competition seeks to drive innovation, restore readiness, and develop and retain leaders within the EOD career field.

040614-F-4884R-004. Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Marines with Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) roll a barrel together while in their Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST), wearing an M40 Chemical-Biological Field Masks with a C2A1 filter canisters during training at Camp Doha, Kuwait during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Doha Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF

Sgt. Alec Phyfer and Spc. Abigail Woodward, 91st Civil Support Team, Arizona National Guard scan rooms for possible chemical, biological, and radiological threats while executing a Joint Hazard Assessment Team training scenario in Show Low, Arizona on Feb. 27.This JHAT allowed the Guardsmen of the 91st CST to train with the 64th CST, New Mexico National Guard, firefighters and medics from Mesa Timber Fire and Medical District and Pinetop Fire District, and Public Information Officers from the Navajo County Department of Emergency Management and Preparedness to be prepared to confront any chemical, biological, and radiological threats against the homeland at a moments notice as a combined, efficient and effective team.

030428-M-1852W-005. Base: Central Training Area State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3D Medical Battalion

Members of the 314th Civil Engineering Squadron wear proximity suits while taking part in a firefighting drill during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

030123-F-6737G-001. Base: Keesler Air Force Base State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Staff Sergeant Commie Hobbs, left, and fellow firefighter Airman 1st Class Jeffery Spivey, 81st Infrastructure Division, Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Mississippi, carry a burn victim, Airman Basic Justin Acord, to the triage area during a major accident response exercise. Airman Acord is a student in the 338th Training Squadron.

U.S. Air Force 509th Bomb Wing Security Forces members check equipment during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Sept. 14, 2022. Airmen routinely check their CBRN equipment to validate its operability.

Portrait of man in gas mask

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jorge Pinzon, a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear specialist assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, is decontaminated by one of her Royal Saudi Air Force counterparts during a partner nation CBRN response exercise at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 29, 2022. The exercise was purely simulation, no chemical, explosive or fire hazards were present during the training. The 378th ECESs Emergency Management flight, also known by many as CBRN, is responsible for working with RSAF to build and establish response and recovery actions for a wide variety of scenarios.

021211-F-6449C-006. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

A NATO partner clears the gas mask of U.S. Army Sgt. Ashley Lopez, a survey team member assigned to the 773rd Civil Support Team (CST), 7th Mission Support Command (MSC), U.S. Army Reserve, as she prepares to enter the hot zone, during live-agent training at Toxic Valley 22, 13 September in Slovakia. This year marks the 10th iteration of Toxic Valley and included participants from 12 NATO nations.

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 2, 2022) Sailors aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101), report on station during an aviation firefighting drill. Gridley is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

040417-N-4308O-038. Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

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Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Peyton Galbraith, from Pea Ridge, Arkansas, observes flight operations aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during exercise BALTOPS 22, June 10, 2022. BALTOPS 22 is the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region. The exercise, led by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen combined response capabilities critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea.

U.S. Army Sgt. Justin Geray and 1st Lt. Joshua Graham assigned to 7th Infantry Division Sgt. Geray and 1st Lt. Graham works together to ensuring they are ready to report a 9 line medevac over the radio for the chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear buddy run inject training at Fort Hood, Texas, January 25, 2022, Twenty-two two-Soldier teams from all around the world traveled to Texas to compete in the finals to be named the Armys Best Medic. The competition is a 72-hour arduous test of the teams physical and mental skills. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Bradley McKinley)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Austin Aviles, a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) responder assigned to 1st Marine Division, contains a sample of a notional chemical agent during scenario-based training on Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 9, 2022. CBRN is responsible for conducting training and reconnaissance, chemical detection identification, biological agent collection and sampling, decontamination of personnel, equipment, and casualties and individual protective measures in first aid for unit personnel.

An Airman rinses the tail wing of a C-130J Hercules Jan. 23, 2014, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Dirt, grease, grime, exhaust carbon and hydraulic oils can hide cracks or other faults on an aircraft and must be washed before an isochronal inspection. The Airman is from the 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.

Sgt. Daniel Walker, 31st CBRN Brigade, Alabama National Guard, dons his protective mask in preparation for disinfecting Bill Nichols State Veterans Home in Alexander City, Alabama, April 18, 2020.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jason Braun and Staff Sgt. Morgan Johnson, 133rd Emergency Management, use an ADM-300 meter to check for radiation during a simulated illicit drug lab on Yokota Air Force Base, Japan, July 07, 2022. During annual training, Emergency Management members practice response capabilities of biological agents. These skills can be used at home stations and while in deployed locations.

Sgt. Emmett Browne (left), a team leader with U.S. Army Alaskas 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, trains with Japanese soldiers from the 27th Infantry Regiment, 5th Brigade, Northern Army, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force during military operations on urban terrain as part of Exercise North Wind 2015 at Yausubetsu Training Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Feb. 12, 2015. Paratroopers with the Spartan Brigade are in Japan to participate in Exercise North Wind 2015, a two-week bilateral field training and command-post exercise, to increase combat readiness and interoperability amongst U.S. Army personnel and the JGSDF to respond to a broad range of crisis contingencies in the Asian-Pacific region.

The mortuary team from the 94th Force Support Squadron practice mortuary processing procedures during an exercise at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. Sept. 23, 2022. Dobbins ARB hosted, coordinated, and participated in a base-wide exercise, called United Forces 22-01, from Sept. 19-25 to test readiness capabilities.

Two soldiers demonstrate mission-oriented protective posture (MOPP) Level IV gear, including M-17A1 masks. Country: Unknown

040421-F-7194F-043. Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

SGT. Dave Jones, a member of the 58th Tactical Fighter Wing weapons section, checks the fins on an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile during a simulated chemical warfare exercise in support of Exercise Nomad Thrust '88. Subject Operation/Series: NOMAD THRUST '88 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

12th Fighter Squadron personnel strap a simulated injured co-worker onto a stretcher during a Combat Employment Readiness Exercise on Elmendorf AFB, Arkansas. Members are in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture level four (MOPP 4). MOPP 4 provides the highest degree of chemical protection; personnel don the battledress overgarment, chemical protective footware covers, protective mask and hood, and NBC rubber gloves with cotten liners. The MCU-2/P Chemical-Biological Mask is used by ground crews. Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-89-03676. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM WORK 88 Base: USS Forrestal (CV 59) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Staff Sgt. Yolanda Duran, 64th Civil Support Team, New Mexico National Guard decontaminates Staff Sgt. Peter Zuniga, 91st Civil Support Team, Arizona National Guard during a Joint Hazard Assessment Team training scenario in Show Low, Arizona on Feb. 29.This JHAT allowed the Guardsmen of the 91st CST to train with the 64th CST, New Mexico National Guard, firefighters and medics from Mesa Timber Fire and Medical District and Pinetop Fire District, and Public Information Officers from the Navajo County Department of Emergency Management and Preparedness to be prepared to confront any chemical, biological, and radiological threats against the homeland at a moments notice as a combined, efficient and effective team.

Members of the 239th Combat Communications Squadron practice putting on protective gear during a chemical agents and warfare drill during Exercise BUMBU 22 at Camp Shelby, Miss., June 4, 2022. BUMBU 22 brings five combat communications squadrons with the 254th Combat Communications Group from their home stations located across the nation together for a consolidated training exercise.

DF-ST-85-04843. Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

first responders on the scene...Inclement weather didnt put a damper on Naval Hospital Bremertons Decontamination Team in successfully conducting and concluding a DECON certification course, May 5, 2022. Under less-than-ideal rainy conditions, NHBs DECON team members were collectively and individually tested in being able to receive casualties during a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear (and) explosives response (CBRNE) incident (Official Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz, NHBNMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer)

031101-F-7268T-212. Base: Bradley Air National Guard Base State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Raymond Prosser, an information technology specialist assigned to the 87th Division Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade, known as Task Force Provider, dons his protective mask and clothing during a drill at Karliki, Poland, Jan. 19, 2024. The 87th DSSB organized the training event to ensure Soldiers are ready to rapidly respond to protect themselves and continue operations even in chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threat environments. These Soldiers are deployed to Europe to assure allies and support multinational training to deter aggression in the region.

040922-F-5469R-019. Base: Volk Field State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A casualty search and rescue team from the Chemical, Biological Incident Response Force move U.S. Army Pfc. Steven Applegate, role-playing as an injured patient, during a mass casualty scenario for exercise Capital Shield 2008 (CS08) in Lorton, Va., Oct. 22, 2007. CS08 is designed to test and evaluate techniques and procedures of joint operations in the case of a natural or manufactured disaster.

011024-F-1545M-012. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Members of the Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, fire department take part in a Recruiting Exposition on Armed Forces Day. Members of the 127th Wing Squadrons showed their Employers and guests who show an interested in joining the Air National Guard, what their jobs are all about. Base: Selfridge Air Natl Guard Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Retail Specialist Seaman Omarion Harvey, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61), dons an M50 gas mask during a chemical, biological and radiological training evolution as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, Oct. 26, 2022. The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is on its inaugural deployment conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navys commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict free Atlantic region.

Medical personnel wearing nuclear-biological- chemical (NBC protective suits and masks dress simulated casualties in protective gear before evacuating them for treatment during Operation Crocodile, a training exercise for medical, decontamination and chemical reaction team personnel. Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Members of the Minnesota National Guards 55th Civil Support Team, survey a scene while wearing HAZMAT suits near Como Regional Park in St. Paul, Minnesota, September 22, 2022. The unit participated in an exercise with several interagency partners including St. Paul Fire Departments Hazardous Material Response Teams. (Minnesota National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

Air Force personnel load 30mm ammunition aboard an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft during exercise Cool Snow Hog '82-1. Subject Operation/Series: COOL SNOW HOG '82-1 Base: Kotzebue Air Force Station State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Jeffrey Bright Jr., an explosive ordnance disposal technician with Headquarters and Service Company, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, goes through a decontamination pool during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) training event on Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 06, 2022. The CBRN training was conducted in order to strengthen interoperability between Camp Pendleton first responders.

Soldiers from the 26th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company and the 126th Aviation Battalion get briefed before helping to administer COVID-19 tests to first responders at a drive thru testing facility, April 9, 2020, on the Big E fairgrounds in West Springfield, Massachusetts. The soldiers worked with other Massachusetts agencies getting individuals tested. The tested individuals should have their results digitally within 48 hours.

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) respond to a simulated 30 kiloton nuclear detonation during exercise Scarlet Response in Guardian Centers of Georgia, Ga, on May 20, 2022. Scarlet Response was created to physically and mentally test CBIRF personnel and the units joint partners, the 911th Technical Rescue Engineer Company in a simulated joint disaster response. Scarlet Response is designed to test every aspect of the units Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, or High-Yield Explosive response capabilities and enable its servicemembers to respond effectively and expeditiously to save the most lives.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jaden W. Johns, a chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear defense specialist with the command element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, collects chemical samples during a chemical response exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 17, 2024. CREEX tests CBRNs capabilities to respond to different operations, including clandestine labs, containing chemical munitions, and countering weapons of mass destruction while performing reconnaissance, decontamination, and rapid insertion for casualties. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

DF-ST-89-04736. Subject Operation/Series: NOMAD THRUST 88 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Yeoman 1st Class Altemus Butler, a native of Anchorage, Alaska, carries a CO2 firefighting bottle during a damage control drill aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4) as the ship steams in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 8, 2024. The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of Boxer, USS Somerset (LPD 25), and USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), and the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit are underway conducting integrated training and routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

Lance Corporals Kevin Boyce and Jason Franks, Third Division/12th Marine Regiment (3/12), carry rounds to load in the barrel of the M198 155mm Towed Howitzer while deployed with 3/12 Charlie Battery. Charlie Battery is deployed in support of the units artillery relocation exercise, and cold weather training at Camp Hijudai, Oita, Japan. Base: Camp Hijudai State: Oita Country: Japan (JPN)

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Tawnya Bradley-Wilson, 51 Transportation Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea uses a hand-held radio to report injuries after a simulated attack during an Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). SSGT Bradley-Wilson is wearing Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear. (Duplicate image, see also DF-SD-02-02945 or search 010315-F-2095R-002). Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

040825-F-0944H-004. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

DF-ST-89-05300. Subject Operation/Series: READINESS CHALLENGE 87 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

031007-M-3843B-401. Base: Combat Readiness Training Center State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Staff Sgt. Yolanda Duran, 64th Civil Support Team, New Mexico National Guard helps Staff Sgt. Dennis Tejada, 64th CST, New Mexico National Guard, out of his protective suit after a Joint Hazard Assessment Team training scenario in Show Low, Arizona on Feb. 27.This JHAT allowed the Guardsmen of the 91st CST to train with the 64th CST, New Mexico National Guard, firefighters and medics from Mesa Timber Fire and Medical District and Pinetop Fire District, and Public Information Officers from the Navajo County Department of Emergency Management and Preparedness to be prepared to confront any chemical, biological, and radiological threats against the homeland at a moments notice as a combined, efficient and effective team.

Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 433rd Airlift Wing respond to a chemical attackduring Exercise Dragons Den at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas onFeb. 7, 2024. Players work quickly to don protective gear and preform safetychecks during a wing-wide readiness exercise. Air Force

Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Ivan Suarez, from Parier, California, assigned to USS Gerald R. Fords (CVN 78) aircraft intermediate maintenance department, dogs down a hatch during in a general quarters evolution, March 31, 2022. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting flight deck certification and air wing qualification as part of the ships tailored basic phase prior to operational deployment.

111217-N-JN664-036PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 17, 2011) Airman Apprentice Amber Atkins, assigned to the air department's V-3 division aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), mans a hose during an aircraft fire drill in the ship's hangar bay. Lincoln, underway on deployment to the 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility, is changing homeports from Everett, Wash. to Norfolk, Va. following deployment for a periodic refueling complex overhaul.

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Devin Winkleman, left, from South Haven, Minnesota, and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 1st Class Katherine Candieanderson, from Nunda, New York, both assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) air department, retrieve a simulated casualty victim during a general quarters drill, Oct. 6, 2022. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) is deployed in the Atlantic Ocean, conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navys commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict-free Atlantic region.

A C-141 Starlifter aircraft is reconfigured to serve as a medevac plane during a chemical warfare exercise. The crewman is wearing protective clothing for the exercise. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

U.S. Air Force emergency management Airmen from the 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron collect samples during a simulated alert response during exercise Titan Fury 23-1 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Nov. 8, 2022. Titan Fury is a total force readiness exercise conducted to validate the training of crews and ensure Fairchilds Airmen can provide rapid global mobility at a moments notice.

Spc. Matthew Ruiz prepares his gear before entering the CBRN chamber during AMC's Best Warrior Competition at Fort Benning, Ga., August 14-17.

US Army medics from 61st, Area Medical Support Battalion, wearing the M40A1 Chemical-Biological Mask, transport Private (PVT) Gordon McIntire, USA, to a nearby medical facility. The soldier was chemically contaminated as part of an decontamination exercise held in Lukavac, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Operartion JOINT GUARD, 27 June 1997. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Lukavac Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

An "injured" space shuttle commander is carried on a stretcher by a recovery team wearing protective clothing during a contingency and planning exercise. Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

U.S. Army Infantry Biochemical Protection Gear

040720-F-0017C-055. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Marines with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) pull a simulated casualty on a sked at Naval Base Stump Neck Annex, Md., Nov. 30, 2022. Lt. Gen. Gregg P. Olson, Director of the Marine Corps, toured the facility, and spoke to CBIRF Marines and Sailors, while receiving multiple demonstrations of the response forces capabilities in case of a crisis.

Members of the 436th Military Airlift Wing, dressed in chemical warfare gear, go over their checklist after the inspections are completed during a chemical warfare defense equipment test. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces, practice how to remove unconscious personnel from a burning airplane, Sept. 20, 2022, in Kenitra, Morocco, as part of joint exercise Maroc Mantlet. The demonstration was to showcase the ability to extricate a person trapped in an airplane after a crash. Maroc Mantlet benefits both the United States and Morocco in building a stronger partnership. Utah and Moroccan service members training and learning together improve security, professional relationships, and also tactics and techniques.

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Members of the Disaster Response Force, wearing nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) protective suits "decontaminate" an aircraft by washing it down during Exercise Global Shield at the Strategic Air Command (SAC) headquarters. Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF), prepare their proper protection equipment to enter a simulated nuclear detonation training area during Scarlet Response 2022 at Guardian Centers of Georgia, Georgia, May 19, 2022. CBIRFs initial response forces will deploy Marines after a primary assessment team returns from gathering intelligence for follow-on search and rescue operations in the event of a nuclear detonation. Scarlet Response 2022 is designed to physically and mentally test CBIRF personnel and the units joint partners, the 911th Technical Rescue Engineer Company, in a simulated joint disaster response.

040210-F-9708M-002. Base: Schriever Air Force Base State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Lompoc City firemen battle an "aircraft crash" fire as Air Force firemen watch during training. This exercise is part of joint-community wilderness, structure and oil field fire training. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A member of the 116th Bomb Wing, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is almost finished with a chemical warfare suit change in the Apple Orchard at the Combat Readiness Training Center in Savannah, Georgia, during the Operational Readiness Exercise. Base: Warner Robins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Nathanael Douglas, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with EOD Detachment, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, takes a sample swab of explosive residue during a Large Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device Post-Blast Analysis course at Range 800 on Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 26, 2022. The course focuses on collecting attack-related material such as munition fragments, projectiles, casualty information and explosive residue following a VBIED attack. Through post-blast analysis, EOD Marines can provide intelligence sections with the information needed to assess how an explosive threat was manufactured. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Pvt. Byron Madden, assigned to the 63rd Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Company, Fort Campbell, Ky., leads role players out of a shantytown at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Area, Ind., on May 7, 2022. Madden and his fellow unit members searched for casualties after the town was rocked by a simulated explosion. The simulation is part of Guardian Response 22, an annual homeland emergency response exercise designed to sharpen the skills, boost capabilities and improve mission readiness of allocated U.S. Army units assigned to the Department of Defenses Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Response Enterprise.

A Marine familiarizes himself with some of the firefighting equipment aboard the aviation logistic ship USNS WRIGHT (T-AVB 3) at the start of exercise OCEAN VENTURE '88. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Base: Usns Wright (T-AVB 3)

230411-N-YV347-1007 PHILIPPINE SEA (April 11, 2023) U.S. Navy Sailors fight a simulated fire during an aviation firefighting drill on the flight deck of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52). Bunker Hill, part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is in U.S. 7th fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navys largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

DN-SN-88-03615. Base: Naval Base, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

110126-N-6903G-343SAN DIEGO (Jan. 26, 2011) A Sailor assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) battles a main space fire during shipboard integrated team training at the Center for Naval Engineering Learning Site at Naval Base San Diego. The center teaches vital firefighting skills to more than 800 students per month throughout the military services.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joshua Sunderland, chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear (CBRN) non-commissioned officer-in-charge, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, briefs Soldiers before beginning CBRN training at Camp Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 20, 2022. The CBRN training required the Soldiers to be exposed to a mild and benign chemical irritant in order to build confidence in using their M50 Gas Mask.

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