Chemical-Biological Defense Training

Military personnel in protective gear, engaged in training exercises involving chemical and biological safety protocols, with a focus on operational readiness.

Spec ops soldier in black uniform and face mask with his rifle.

While wearing a Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST), with an M40 Chemical-Biological Field Mask with a C2A1 filter canister, a Marine with Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) takes a drink out of his canteen, 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

Spec ops soldier in black uniform and face mask with his rifle.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Augie Valles, 8th Logistics Readiness Squadron personal property technician, relays information on a located simulated unexploded ordinance (UXO) during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 14, 2022. Valles reported information to his control center, which included a description, size and measurements taken to cordon off the identified UXO.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Gonzalez, 25th Fighter Generation Squadron weapons load crew member, checks a technical order at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 19, 2024. Technical orders are used to verify steps, notes, cautions and warnings have been complied with while loading weapons onto aircraft. Meticulous attention to detail enhances mission execution by minimizing risk of errors and ensuring precision.

030301-M-0367H-012. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7-Jan

A U.S. Air Force Airman, assigned to the 94th Fighter Generation Squadron, prepares to simulate taking cover in a bunker while putting on mission oriented protective posture 4 gear during an exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Oct. 12, 2022. MOPP 4 gear is assumed when there is alarm red, which designates an attack is imminent or in progress and/or contamination is present or suspected to be present.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Apr. 22, 2010) - Marines break the seal on their M40A1 gas masks and allow CS gas to flow in at the 33 area gas chamber. Marines from 9th Communication Battalion, 1st Intelligence Battalion and 1st Radio Battalion took part in an annual confidence mask training exercise to learn how to use their gas mask properly and what to do when faced with a chemical attack.

A Marine from the Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) does a communications check on his handheld radio. He is in his Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST), wearing an M40 Chemical-Biological Field Mask with a C2A1 filter canister, with a Field Protective Hood, during NBC (Nuclear Biological Chemical) training at Camp Doha, Kuwait during OPERATIOIN ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Doha Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jonan Hawkins, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defense responder with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, poses for a photo during a simulated chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear scenario in Setermoen, Norway March 24, 2023. Cold weather CBRN training is designed to increase Marines confidence and readiness in their abilities to combat extreme cold weather conditions.

An Airman assigned to the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, drinks out of a canteen while wearing chemical protection gear at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Missouri, June 4, 2022. The wing was conducting a large-scale readiness exercise to test Airmens ability to perform in a degraded and contested environment.

Two soldiers posing with gas masks

U.S. Air National Guard Airmen survey an area for simulated radiological hazards during PATRIOT 24, Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Feb. 19, 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

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.

SWAT police operator with sniper rifle waiting in stakeout behind a concrete block.

010926-F-9032T-003. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Justin Dickison, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) chief with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, secures samples during a simulated chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear scenario in Setermoen, Norway March 24, 2023. Cold weather CBRN training is designed to increase Marines confidence and readiness in their abilities to combat extreme cold weather conditions.

041019-F-9429S-012. Subject Operation/Series: EXERCISE CRISIS LOOK 2004 Base: Alpena State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 113th Wing, D.C. Air National Guard, test their ability to survive and operate duringan Ability to Survive and Operate exercise at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sept. 10, 2022. The ATSO exercise evaluates Airmen and their ability to respond to various scenarios in a deployed environment to includeTactical Combat Casualty Care, landline mobile radio operation, andchemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosives defense.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Lara Arturo, an aviation ordnance systems technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 hydrates through his gas mask during a simulated chemical attack of a chemical, biological, radioactive, and nuclear (CBRN) readiness exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sep. 9, 2022. Realistic CBRN training teaches Marines about proper protective measures, which increase their chances of survival during a CBRN attack, provides information about various contamination threats, and instills confidence in their equipment.

Senior Airman Cody Jenson leads a simulated attack on a training building in an effort to clear the building of hostile forces during combat training July 17, 2013, in the Military Operations in Urban Terrain village at Camp Grafton, N.D. The personnel are wearing protective gear because they are firing simunition rounds that are similar to paintball rounds. Jenson is assigned to the 219th Security Forces Squadron, N.D. Air National Guard.

A Swedish Marine with 4th Marine Regiment, Swedish Amphibious Corps provides security during a Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) exercise at NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre (NMIOTC) in Souda Bay, Greece, July 14, 2022. TYR 22 is a Maritime Interdiction Operations exercise held at NMIOTC, bringing together Swedish Marines, U.S. Marines, U.S. Navy Special warfare combatant-craft crewmen to improve U.S. and NATO Partner operational capacity, capability, and interoperability.

Left, Airman 1st Class Matthew Taylor, 75th Logistics Readiness Sqaudron, assists Airman 1st Class Mallory Simmons, 75th Air Base Wing, don protective gear during an Ability to Survive and Operate rodeo (ATSO) at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sept. 13, 2022. The training exercise refreshes and instructs Airmen on warfare survival and operational skills.

A U.S. Marine chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense specialist assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, burns chlorobenzalmalononitrile, or CS tablets, during CBRN defense training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 23, 2022. The purpose of CBRN defense training is to educate Marines and Sailors on CBRN effects, maintain proficiency in personal survivability measures, and build confidence in personal protective equipment.

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Matt Jobe from the 442nd Logistic Support Squadron's fuel and supply team based at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, dons his chemical warfare protective suit during the Air Force Reserve Readiness Competition 2001 held at March Air Reserve Base, California. US Air Force Senior Airman Matt Jobe from the 442nd Logistic Support Squadron's fuel and supply team based at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, dons his chemical warfare protective suit during the Air Force Reserve Readiness Competition 2001 held at March Air Reserve Base, California.

Members of the 183rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron check patient information while in the Aircrew Eye and Respiratory Protection System aboard a C-17 Globemaster III during Operation: Dustoff at Thompson Field, Jackson, Mississippi May 20, 2022. Operation: Dustoff was a readiness exercise that reinforced the Wing's ability to deploy, operate and defend under demanding circumstances. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jared Bounds.

A U.S Marine with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Units (MEU) Battalion Landing Team 1/6, surveys the land during Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 30, 2023. MOUT training increases the lethality of the MEUs infantrymen through live-fire drills, room clearing procedures and small team tactics in order to prepare for their upcoming deployment.

020521-F-1545M-011. Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BULLDOG 02-02 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

The 801st Personnel Company (Tulsa, Ok.) is training for deployment at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey. The platoon is working with the 1-315th Brigade Support Battalion and the 1-309th Training Support Battalion to ensure the units readiness as a part of the 2023 Mobilization Exercise. The unit trained on Mission Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP). This protective gear is used in a toxic environment (e.g., during chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) strikes).

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Benjamin Hinish and Lance Cpl. Christian Sanghauser, both chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense specialists with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1, 1st Marine Air Wing, simulate testing for contamination in a CBRN environment during exercise Toxic Bayou, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 17, 2022. The Marines conducted Toxic Bayou to refine their skills in Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction operations across unique and challenging environments. 3rd Marine Logistics Group, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III MEFs comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, experiences harsh conditions at Utqiagvik, Alaska as part of Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Training Center 24-02, Feb. 15, 2024. JPMRC 24-02, executed in Alaska with its world-class training facilities and its harsh Arctic environment, builds Soldiers and leaders into a cohesive team of skilled, tough, alert, and adaptive warriors capable of fighting and winning anywhere in the world. Army

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SWAT police sniper in black uniform.

Crew chiefs assigned to 2-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, crew spouse flights at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. on May 24 and 25, 2022.

PFC. Albert Norling, Battery A, 656th Air Defense Artillery, stands guard dressed in chemical warfare gear during Exercise Salty Demo '85. Salty Demo '85 is an air base survivability exercise evaluating passive and active defenses, aircraft operation and generation, and base recovery systems. Norling's M-16A1 rifle is equipped with an M-203 40mm grenade launcher and a multiple integrated laser engagement system (MILES) transmitter. Subject Operation/Series: SALTY DEMO '85 Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Fort Story, Virginia, October 27, 2006 - Explosive Ordnance Technicians run tests on substances for an exercise on chemical warfare.

An Airman puts on a component of Mission Oriented Protective Posture gear, during a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense exercise Sept. 14, 2022, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. MOPP gear is designed to keep CBRN agents from harming the wearer. CBRN defenses are protective measures taken in situations in which chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear warfare hazards may be present.

SGT Claire O'Neill from the 459th Civil Engineering Flight clears her field protective mask during Exercise Prime Beef '82. Subject Operation/Series: PRIME BEEF '82 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Dressed in protective gear, US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Charles Roberts (center), US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Shawn Riley (right), and US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Colin Buffo (left), 25th Fighter Squadron (FS) work together to load an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on an A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft during the Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) on Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Airmen don their M50 Joint Service General Purpose Masks as they brush up on their chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear training during the 108th Wings Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo Feb. 9, 2014, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. ATSO is used by Airmen who are deploying or preparing for exercises or inspections. These skills make up the foundation necessary for all Airmen to function effectively in hostile environments. The Airmen are from the New Jersey Air National Guard.

SWAT police sniper in black uniform in action. SWAT police sniper

U.S. Air Force 509th Bomb Wing Security Forces members secure the area during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Sept. 14, 2022. CBRNE provides members with practical hands-on training to stay mission ready.

A camouflaged member of the 51st Security Police Squadron aims his M-16 rifle as he plays the role of sniper during exercise Team Spirit '87. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '87 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

020131-F-5281B-003. Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BULLDOG Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

Spec ops soldier in black uniform and face mask with his rifle.

Mission Oriented Protective Posture Gear

A close up view of US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Kathryn Elliott of the 8th Services Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea wearing the mask/hood of her Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear as she exits the Personnel Decontamination Station (PDS) during Kunsan's Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). The 8th Fighter Wing personnel are being evaluated on their wartime capabilities during their ORI. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Soldiers with 39th Strategic Signal Battalion check the sealing of their mask as they perform Mask Confidence Training, in the Training Support Center Benelux Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear room, on Chièvres Air Base, March 16, 2023. In order to stay proficient on their CBRN equipment and procedures the unit conducted training to ensure readiness and fulfill their annual requirements.

SWAT police operator with sniper rifle in black uniform, walking towards camera.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Armando Pelaez, right, a rifleman, and Cpl. Tyler Dicicco, left, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense specialist, both with Alpha Company, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) debrief after scanning for alpha radiation during Scarlet Response 2022 at Guardian Centers of Georgia, Ga. CBIRFs initial response forces will deploy a primary assessment team to gather 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.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Apr. 22, 2010) - Sgt. Rodney Williams, 25, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defense specialist from Norfolk, Va., leads Marines in a series of exercises at the 33 area gas chamber. Marines from 9th Communication Battalion, 1st Intelligence Battalion and 1st Radio Battalion took part in an annual confidence mask training exercise to learn how to use their gas mask properly and what to do when faced with a chemical attack.

030218-M-4419R-011. Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

Staff Sgt. Romero Charles, 19th Maintenance Group maintenance operations center controller, performs a post-attack reconnaissance sweep during nighttime operations as part of ROCKI 22-03 at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, May 16, 2022. In this exercise, players were tasked to deploy a Command and Control Force Element to a main operating base in the Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility to command and control Mobility Air Forces assets through a scenario that progressed from establishing initial operating capability, to operating in a communication degraded environment, to countering adversary actions.

Special forces operators in black uniform in action. Special forces in action

030228-A-1613R-005. Base: Fort Leonard Wood State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040309-F-5646C-013. Base: RAF Fairford State: Gloucestershire Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

A recruit of November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, breaks the seal of her gas mask during chemical warfare defense training Jan. 21, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Every recruit had to temporarily loosen the airtight seal of their gas mask, exposing themselves to a nonlethal tear gas used to simulate the stresses of a chemically contaminated environment. Recruits then resealed their masks and cleared them of the fumes, demonstrating they know the proper procedures. November Company is scheduled to graduate March 14, 2014.

DF-SN-86-11690. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Capt. Kevin T. Livingston, public affairs officer-in-charge for the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, adjusts his M50 Gas Mask during a training exercise at Camp Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 20, 2022. The Chemical, Biological, Radioactive and Nuclear (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.

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF), attend CBIRFs Family Day event at Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Maryland, August 19, 2022. The event consisted of the service members families and friends coming down for food, games, and a live demonstration.

Recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, employ gas masks at the gas chamber on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., November 14, 2022. Gas chamber training teaches recruits how to don and clear a gas mask quickly, simulating the event of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear warfare hazards being present.

U.S. Marine Corps Rct. Nathaniel Aguilar, a recruit with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, adjusts his mask before entering the confidence chamber on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 17, 2022. The chamber is filled with chlorobenzalmalononitrile, a form of tear gas, to instill confidence in recruits skills and their gear in the event of a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear attack.

Hawaii Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Susan Justus, a New York City native and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense Airman with 647th Civil Engineering Squadron, poses for a portrait during a joint explosive ordnance disposal exercise at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Sept. 21, 2022. EOD technicians around the joint force conducted a week long joint-service level exercise where service members cohesively integrated, trained, and competed with one another while utilizing experimental technology. The training demonstrated progress in the U.S. Marine Corps Force Design 2030 efforts.

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, remove unexploded ordnance during a simulated chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear scenario in Setermoen, Norway March 24, 2023. Cold weather CBRN training is designed to increase Marines confidence and readiness in their abilities to combat extreme cold weather conditions.

020305-F-4300H-002. Subject Operation/Series: STRONG RESOLVE 2002 Base: Sola Air Station Country: Norway (NOR)

060517-5911S-017. Base: Naval Station, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airmen assess for possible contamination of an asset, during a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense exercise Sept. 14, 2022, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Post-attack reconnaissance teams conduct these to check for casualties, unexploded ordinances, and contamination from CBRN weapons.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Alexander Rensing, a mortarman with 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, provides security during Jungle Warfare Exercise 23 in the Central Training Area on Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 15, 2023. JWX 23 is a large-scale field training exercise focused on leveraging the integrated capabilities of joint and allied partners to strengthen all-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. Rensing is a native of Hillsboro, Ohio.

California Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Alexander Martinez, Crew Chief from the 1106 Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group, operates on a UH-60 Black Hawk over the Fork Complex in Shasta and Trinity Counties, California, Aug. 17, 2015.

Post apocalypse. Sole survivor in tatters and gas mask on the ruins of the destroyed city. Nuclear post apocalypse survivor

030401-M-2900S-006. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT)

ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 18, 2013) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Kris Hinton runs across the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) during a countermeasure wash down. George H.W. Bush is conducting training operations in the Atlantic Ocean.

040907-F-5774B-003. Base: Mcconnell Air Force Base State: Kansas (KS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010125-F-6701P-027. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

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U.S. Marines with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, extract a simulated casualty during a mission readiness exercise at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Jan. 10, 2023. The exercise was conducted in order to practice realistic training to improve, sustain, and develop standards of procedures safely.

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (May 6, 2022) Construction Electrician 3rd Class Eduardo Rivasperez directs members of the Chemical, Biological and Radiological reaction team downwind during Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 18s Command Post Exercise (CPX). CPX is a training evolution conducted by Seabee battalions to assess their mission readiness exercise to prepare battalions for future operations. NMCB 18 Seabees are the expeditionary engineering and construction experts of the naval service. They provide task-tailored, adaptable and combat-ready engineering and construction forces that deploy to support Navy objectives globally.

041027-F-5388P-028. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Kasimu Webb, 8th Communications Squadron, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, prepares to remove the mask/hood of AIRMAN First Class Scott Bachand's Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear inside the Contaminant Control Area, during the 8th Fighter Wing's Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Senior Airman Christian Campbell, 19th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, secures a simulated unexploded ordnance during ROCKI 22-03 at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, May 17, 2022. In this exercise, players were tasked to deploy a Command and Control Force Element to a main operating base in the Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility to command and control Mobility Air Forces assets through a scenario that progressed from establishing initial operating capability, to operating in a communication degraded environment, to countering adversary actions.

Soldier aiming airsoft gun during tactical game

Equipment is moved by a loadmaster on a C-130H Hercules aircraft assigned to the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, delivering 250 medical isolation pods to Chicago Midway International Airport, Chicago, Ill., April 8, 2020. Two 182nd Airlift Wing C-130 aircraft and aircrews flew the pods cross-country and overnight in a homeland defense mission for use at the McCormick Place COVID-19 alternate care facility.

Special forces operator in black uniform in action.

The Medical Simulation Training Center (MSTC) provides realistic medical training to both medical and non-medical Soldiers in the Active, Reserve and National Guard. These images show various units completing the Combat Lifesaver Course. The US Army Combat Lifesaver Course is an official medical training course conducted by the US Army. The course is intended to provide an intermediate step between the buddy aid-style basic life support taught to every soldier, and the advanced life support skills that are taught to US Army Combat Medics. (Photos taken by the Fort Dix TSC Training Support Center)

Recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, employ gas masks at the gas chamber on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., November 14, 2022. Gas chamber training teaches recruits how to don and clear a gas mask quickly, simulating the event of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear warfare hazards being present.

DF-ST-87-13406. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Staff Sgt. Jon-Paul Horning advances through green smoke cover during building clearance training, Oct. 17, 2013, in Baumholder, Germany. Horning was part of a 98-student class undergoing training to prepare them for deployed conditions around the world. Horning is a 86th Security Forces Squadron creek defender course trainee.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Randy Negrillo, a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense defense specialist with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, clears his Self Contained Breathing Apparatus during exercise Toxic Bayou at Naha Military Port, Okinawa, Japan, Aug.11, 2022. The Marines conducted exercise Toxic Bayou to refine their skills in Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction operations across unique and challenging environments. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III MEFs comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

U.S. Green Berets assigned to the 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Utah Army National Guard, teaches breaching techniques and types before breaching doors while training in Tifnit, Morocco during African Lion 22, June 26, 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 interoperadurbility among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratrooper assigned to the 1st Airborne Brigade shows his smile after landing at a drop zone during the Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 22, 2022. A six member team comprised of U.S. Air Force and JGSDF paratroopers, conducted a military free fall demonstration to show their capabilities during the festival. During the two-day festival, more than 110,000 attendees came to Yokota to experience the event. The festival is aimed at increasing bilateral relationships between U.S. and Japanese communities and allows people to see U.S. and Japanese military capabilities first-hand.

Silhouettes of SWAT team members aiming assault rifles while standing in doorway.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Justin Dickison, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) chief with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, poses for a photo during a simulated chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear scenario in Setermoen, Norway March 24, 2023. Cold weather CBRN training is designed to increase Marines confidence and readiness in their abilities to combat extreme cold weather conditions.

Training, paintball gun and men in camouflage with safety gear at military game for target practice. Teamwork, shooting sports and war games, play with rifle and friends working together at army park

Spec ops police officer SWAT in action in the water. Spec ops police officer

Spec ops police officer SWAT in action in the water.

020114-F-0007M-003. Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aerospace Audiovisual Service video cameraman, in CBR protective gear uses a Sony Betacam to videotape on the flight line next to a C-130 aircraft. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

221209-N-PC620-0023 FORT HOOD, Texas (Dec. 9, 2022) Lance Cpl. Justin Wojtyslak, a member of the hazardous materials response team assigned to the Marine Corps Chemical, Biological Incident Response Force, marks a building before entering to check for notional toxic industrial chemical contamination during Exercise Sudden Response 23 at Fort Hood, Texas Dec. 9, 2022. Military units comprising the Defense CBRN Response Force (DCRF) participated in Exercise Sudden Response 23 Dec. 7-13 in Camp Mabry, Austin and Fort Hood, Texas. Teams from Task Force (TF) Aviation, TF Logistics, TF Medical and TF Operations, rehearsed force and equipment employment, life-saving operations and web-based collaborative tools to ensure their ability to execute Defense Support of Civil Authority (DSCA) mission. The DCRF is comprised of up to 5,200 personnel from military units located throughout the nation who come together to help fellow Americans in the event of a catastrophic crisis response.

Airmen Yocinda Buxton stands an integrity watch on the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during flight operations as part of her daily duties on the crash and salvage team. TRUMAN is on station in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH (OSW). OSW is the mission that enforces the coalition imposed southern "no-fly zone" over Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

A Swedish Marine with 4th Marine Regiment, Swedish Amphibious Corps provides security for visit, board, search, and seizure during exercise TYR 22 at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre (NMIOTC) in Souda bay, Greece, July 13, 2022. TYR 22 is a maritime interdiction operations exercise held at NMIOTC, bringing together Swedish Marines, U.S. Marines, U.S. Navy Special warfare combatant-craft crewmen to improve US and NATO Partner operational capacity, capability, and interoperability.

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