Chemical Defense Training

Military personnel don chemical protective suits during decontamination and emergency response training in various settings, highlighting teamwork and readiness.

1st Lt. Shane Kirwan, a KC-135 Stratotanker Pilot with the 161st Air Refueling Wing, puts on personal protective equipment during a readiness exercise at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Oct. 14, 2022. This multi-day, flyaway readiness exercise was the first of its kind performed by an Air National Guard Air Refueling Wing focused on the Department of the Air Forces priority of Agile Combat Employment.

U.S. Air Force Airman Brianna Shannon (left), 59th Medical Squadron medical technician, and Senior Airman Chynna Stewart, 559th Medical Squadron medical technician, puts on their DECON suits during a Patient Decontamination Course, Aug. 10, 2022, at Joint Base San Antoni-Randolph, Texas. Military members across Joint Base San Antonio participate in a Patient Decontamination Course, Aug. 10, 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The outdoor training teaches and refreshes JBSA medics and firefighters on DECON procedures. In Place Patient Decontamination training protects the military treatment facility from further contamination.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alex Potts, left, survey team member, and Army Staff Sgt. Mauricio Caceres, survey team member, both with the 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team, New Jersey National Guard, collect evidence at a simulated crime scene during an Army North-mandated training proficiency evaluation at the Colts Neck Community Church, Colts Neck, New Jersey, Nov. 3, 2022. The 21st WMD-CST passed their Army North-mandated training proficiency evaluation that took place over multiple days. The 21st identifies chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear substances; assesses and advises civil authorities on response measures to man-made or natural disasters.

020520-F-1705S-001. Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BULLDOG 02-02 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Aamir West, left, from Jersey City, New Jersey, and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Queshon Bennett, from St. Louis, Missouri, both assigned to USS Gerald R. Fords (CVN 78) air department, brace for a shock during a general quarters drill in the hangar bay, April 16, 2022. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications and strike group integration prior to operational deployment.

Crew members of the 436th Military Airlift Wing, dressed in chemical warfare gear, drain a latrine and install fresh water into the system of the aircraft during a chemical warfare defense equipment test. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

1st Lt. Shane Kirwan, a KC-135 Stratotanker Pilot with the 161st Air Refueling Wing, puts on personal protective equipment during a readiness exercise at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Oct. 14, 2022. This multi-day, flyaway readiness exercise was the first of its kind performed by an Air National Guard Air Refueling Wing focused on the Department of the Air Forces priority of Agile Combat Employment.

U.S. Army Sgts. Aaron Tinsley, left, and David Power test radiation levels at a simulated attack site during Vigilant Guard May 10, 2007, at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Indiana. The exercise is a joint military and civilian emergency management exercise hosted by the Indiana National Guard that simulates the detonation of a nuclear device in a major metropolitan area. The Soldiers are from the 53rd Civil Support Team, Indiana National Guard.

U.S. Explosive Ordnance Disposal Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 174, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing practice responding to simulated reported Radiological Dispersal Devices and Improvised Nuclear Devices at Pyramid Rock Training Area, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Feb. 26, 2024. This training enhanced proficiency and increased readiness by familiarizing Marines with X-ray interpretation effects in the vicinity of a radiological source. Marine Corps

050124-F-6561M-041. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Members of the West Virginia National Guard CBRN Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) participate in a semi-annual Collective Training Exercise (CTE) evolution at Camp Dawson, Kingwood, West Virginia, August 17, 2022. Approximately 193 personnel spent three days in the field learning and refining CERFP capabilities including Command and Control, Mass Casualty Decontamination, Search and Rescue, Communications, Medical Operations, and Fatality Search and Rescue Team functions. (U.S. Army National Guard photograph by Edwin L. Wriston)

England, Shropshire, Royal Airforce Cosford Museum, Exhibit of WWII Pilot's Face Mask

U.S. Army Spc. Lee Leroy cuts contaminated clothing from a mock victim during an exercise at Camp Roberts, Calif., April 17, 2007. California National Guardsman from Detachment 2, B Company, 579th Engineering Battalion are validating one of California's chemical, biological, radiological/nuclear and high explosive response force package teams.

(MONTGOMERY, Ala.) - Spc. Victor Boswell, a disinfection team specialist for Team 4 with Task Force 31, goes through decontamination procedures, April 30, 2020. All teams must be decontaminated after disinfecting a facility to ensure their health and safety.

040113-F-1740G-011. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

040401-M-7842H-044. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Kinser State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

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A Philadelphia Fire Department officer prepares the decontamination shower for a chemical spill training during the Dense Urban Terrain (DUT) exercise at the CSX Railyard in Philadelphia, Pa., July 27, 2022. Task Force 46 and over 600 personnel from its federal, state, local, private and academic partners collaborated to successfully complete the most recent DUT exercise. The DUT series of exercises began in 2018 and has become one of the Nations premier all-hazard and homeland defense exercises designed to enhance interagency interoperability in the event of Americas worst day.

A member of NASA Kennedy Space Center's Emergency Response Team prepares to compete in the 35th Annual SWAT Round-up International at the Lawson Lamar Firearms and Tactical Training Center in Orlando, Florida. The competition was held Nov. 10 to 15, 2019, and featured five different tactical challenges. Kennedy's ERT members exchanged best practices and competed with more than 50 teams from the U.S. and around the world.

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221025-N-YP095-1067 PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Oct. 25, 2022) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Seth Passmore, from Thomasville, North Carolina, left, and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Clayton Smith, from Yuka Valley, California, clear a space on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Ike is currently pierside at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in the maintenance phase of the optimized fleet response plan (OFRP).

220914-N-DP708-1112PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 14, 2022) - Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Daniel Johnson, left, and Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Airman Diego Chavez participate in an aviation training team exercise in the hangar bay aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Sept. 14. Training team exercises are used both in port and at sea to ensure that Sailors have the proper training to combat any casualty that may arise. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), is underway conducting integrated training operations with the 13th MEU in the U.S. 3rd Fleet to prepare for an upcoming deployment.

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. James Slusarz, middle, and Lance Cpl. Felipe Gomez, right, both chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense specialists with Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit; remove a CBRN defense specialists mask after decontamination during a CBRN Response Element exercise on Okinawa, Japan, July 11, 2022. A CRE-EX tests CBRNs ability to respond to different operations, including investigating 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 premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

A U.S. Marine with Alpha Company, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF), awaits the arrival of simulated casualties for decontamination during Scarlet Response 2022 at Guardian Centers of Georgia, Georgia, May 19, 2022. CBIRF Marines will bring casualties to decontamination tents, decontaminate and move them into a clean area for advanced medical care. 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.

041203-F-4674P-127. Base: Volk Field Angb State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Spc. Brian Thomas rinses contaminates off of Staff Sgt. Robert Buker during an exercise at Camp Roberts, Calif., April 17, 2007. California National Guardsman from Detachment 2, B Company, 579th Engineering Battalion are validating one of California's chemical, biological, radiological/nuclear and high explosive response force package teams.

Airmen assigned to the Air Force Radiation Assessment Team surveyed the area for possible radiation hotspots at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., May 10, 2022 during exercise Guardian Response 22. Guardian Response 22 is a training exercise designed to test unit readiness and responsiveness to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear response scenarios that include search and rescue operations. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Chad Guthrie)

020918-F-2706D-002. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Benjamin Vazirani, executive officer for Alpha Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, attaches his parachute to a static line during cold weather training on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 9, 2022. This training was conducted to enhance the units combat effectiveness in extreme cold weather as they prepare for an upcoming deployment to Marine Corps Forces Europe-Africa theater of operations.

020129-F-3886C-001. Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BULLDOG Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

060426-N-8591H-032. Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) State: Yokosuka Country: Japan (JPN)

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Feb. 6, 2013) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Derek Bolton, from Ft. Myers, Fla., checks the level of an oxygen tank during a general quarters drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Asia-Pacific region.

Members of the 90th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron wash simulated contamination off a dummy, July 14, 2022, on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming. In-place decontamination training prepares Airman to handle real-world contamination accidents and incidents along with handling their medical duties.

LT Rosbottom helps Lon Chamberlain remove his exposure suit after a hazardous materials incident response drill. Both men are members of the air station's fire department. Base: Naval Air Station, Jacksonville State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041104-F-0737G-042. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

060207-N-0553R-003. Base: Gulfport State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-13218. Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020129-F-3886C-003. Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BULLDOG Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Feb. 25, 2014) Lt. j.g. Siyan Li, assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54), is fitted for an MCU2-P gas mask as part of the Naval Safety Advisory Councils chemical, biological and radiological Defense Readiness Improvement Program. Antietam is forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan, in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia Pacific region.

DF-ST-87-13336. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alex Potts, survey team member, with the 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team, New Jersey National Guard, collects evidence at a simulated crime scene during an Army North-mandated training proficiency evaluation at the Colts Neck Community Church, Colts Neck, New Jersey, Nov. 3, 2022. The 21st WMD-CST passed their Army North-mandated training proficiency evaluation that took place over multiple days. The 21st identifies chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear substances; assesses and advises civil authorities on response measures to man-made or natural disasters.

031007-M-3843B-111. Base: Combat Readiness Training Center State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-11409. Base: Gulfport State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Philippine Marine Corps Cpl. Romnick C. Dela Cruz poses for a photo inside a mission-oriented, protective-posture suit at Naval Education, Training and Doctrine Command in Zambales, Philippines, Oct. 3, 2022, during KAMANDAG 6. The class was intended to exchange knowledge of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear tactics and procedures between the U.S. and Philippine Marine Corps and Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force. KAMANDAG is an annual, bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

010809-F-7372C-005. Complete Scene Caption: Aviano Fire Fighters in J-FIRE (Joint-Firefighter Integrated Response Ensemble) suits, 31st Civil Engineer Squadron, perform buddy checks on one other to ensure their gear is worn properly at a mock motor vehicle accident during the Local Salty Nation Exercise at Aviano Air Base, Italy. This is the first Phase II or Local Salty Nation exercise since the wing moved to Aviano seven years ago and is in preparation for a NATO Tactical Evaluation scheduled for October 2002. In addition to performing everyday operations in a chemical environment, other "survive-to-operate" processes are tested including self-aid and buddy care, post attack and Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) reconnaissance and setting up a contamination control area. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Hazmat team rescues member overcome by toxic substance.

DF-ST-85-04858. Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Airman Ben Warren, 31st Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management responder, uses a pipette to take a sample of a simulated oily substance during an exercise at Aviano Air Base, Italy, July 21, 2022. Once a bomb threat is ruled out, Warren responds for chemical analysis of an oily substance present. Exercises provide opportunities to execute training and practice in order to maintain the safety of Aviano AB and its members.

DF-ST-87-11092. Subject Operation/Series: SALTY DEMO Base: Spangdahlem Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jacob Matkovich, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense specialist with Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, uses Identifier U and a MultiRAE portable chemical detector to scan for hazardous material during exercise Toxic Bayou at Kadena Air base, Okinawa, Japan, Aug.15, 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.

GORDA DROP ZONE, Indonesia -- Senior Airman Jason Barbieri, a loadmaster with the 36th Airlift Squadron from Yokota Air Base, Japan, releases Container Delivery System pallet from a Yokota C-130 Hercules during Exercise Cope West 11 over the Gorda drop zone, Indonesia, June 21, 2011. Three Yokota C-130 aircraft and more than 70 Yokota airmen, as well as one Indonesian Air Force C-130 participate in this week-long bilateral field training exercise which is designed to enhance the readiness and combined interoperability between the U.S. and Indonesian Air Forces.

Dave Fritchie, with the 90th CES/CEF, dressed in a white protective suit, tries to control the leakage of a barrel of sulfur mono chloride during a simulated chemical spill exercise at the base HAZMAT building. The Inspector General Team tested the ability of the base to respond to battle conditions, power outages, mobility deployments, aircraft and automobile accidents, hostage situations, bomb threats, armed robberies, terrorism, and communication problems. Subject Operation/Series: Operational Readiness Inspection, 90th Space Wing, 11-25 Mar Base: Francis E. Warren Air Force Base State: Wyoming (WY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ivan Cordova, a chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear defense specialist with the command element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, scans for hazardous vapors 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.

U.S. Marines with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) Alpha Company conduct decontamination training at the Naval Support Facility Indian Head and Annex Stump Neck, Maryland, Oct. 17, 2022. The CBIRF Marines conducted the training during a tour of the facility for U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Brian W. Cavanaugh, commanding general, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, Marine Forces Command, Marine Forces Northern Command. During the tour, he received briefs from CBIRF command staff, toured facilities used by CBIRF, talked to CBIRF Marines and Sailors, and received a demonstration of the response forces capabilities in case of a crisis.

041108-F-5677R-003. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060227-N-4267W-006. Base: Camp Arifjan Country: Kuwait (KWT)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Marc Fabros, an aircraft fuel systems journeyman assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, puts on a hydrazine response suit at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 25, 2022. If an F-16CJ Fighting Falcons engine ever fails in flight itll be flooded with hydrazine to buy the pilot about 17 more minutes to decide their jet's fate, if they choose to land or crash land the hydrazine needs to be neutralized before the jet can be saved. (U.S. Air Force photo Staff Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Robert Barry, 146th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, California Air National Guard, disconnects the fire retardant fill hose from the Modular Airborne Firefighting System installed on a C-130J Hercules during firefighting operations at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 26. MAFFS is capable of dispensing 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in under 5 seconds. Wildfires have spread across various parts of Texas and have burned more than 1,000 square miles of land.

Nebraska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Tyler Fredrickson, (left), 155th Medical Group, helps collect nasopharyngeal samples with Nebraska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Kaycee Endriss, (right), from first responders and healthcare workers, April 22, 2020, at a mobile testing site at the Sarpy County Fairgrounds in Springfield, Nebraska. The Nebraska National Guard has multiple teams supporting the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services with COVID-19 mobile testing across the state. (Nebraska National Guard

041230-N-3207B-044. Base: Naval Station, Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Alaska Air and Army National Guardsmen from Joint Task Force-Alaska clear contaminated debris near a preschool in the village of Koyuk, Alaska, Sept. 27, 2022. More than 130 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated following a disaster declaration issued Sept. 17 after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline. (Alaska National Guard photo by Sgt. Seth LaCount)

PEARL HARBOR (July 25, 2022) A Mexican Explosive Ordnance Disposal team of the Mexican Naval Infantry, conducts counter-improvised explosive device training on a vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device (IED) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Here, the Soldier carefully places the explosives on the ground away from the vehicle. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Royal New Zealand Air Force photo by Cpl. Dillon Anderson)

Sailors from air department aboard the Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), retrieve a shipmate during a aircraft crash and fire drill on the flight deck Oct. 4, 2022. George Washington is conducting a simulated underway to validate shipboard habitability and operational services to ensure the ship meets the final refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) milestones. RCOH is a multi-year project performed only once during a carriers 50-year service life that includes refueling the ships two nuclear reactors, as well as significant repairs, upgrades, and modernization.

Anniston, Ala., March 1, 2014 Technical Emergency Response Training (TERT) students perform a final exercise in Northville, a fictional town at the Chemical, Ordnance, Biological, and Radiological (COBRA) Facility. They encounter a realistic scenario and are tasked to execute the procedures learned throughout the week including principles of Mass Casualty Response, Scene Survey and Safety, Sampling and Monitoring, and Decontamination.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

010323-A-9846J-002. Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

The NBC gear used by the Belgian Army

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kealan Kucera, a motor vehicle operator with Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, provides aid to a simulated casualty during exercise Winter Workhorse 24 on Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Feb. 3, 2024. Kucera is a native of Nebraska. Winter Workhorse is a regularly scheduled training exercise that is designed to enhance warfighting capabilities in contested environments. Marine Corps

Air traffic controllers SSGT Charles W. Duff and A1C Craig G. Huck (left to right), in the control tower, direct an incoming aircraft. The airmen are participating in testing of chemical warfare gear. Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force aircraft fuel systems journeymen assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, start their hydrazine response training on F-16CJ Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 25, 2022. If an F-16CJ Fighting Falcons engine ever fails in flight itll be flooded with hydrazine to buy the pilot about 17 more minutes to decide their jet's fate, if they choose to land or crash land the hydrazine needs to be neutralized before the jet can be saved. (U.S. Air Force photo Staff Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuels) Airman Donovan Huery, from Houston, assigned to USS Gerald R. Fords (CVN 78) air department, tests the fit of defensive equipment during a chemical, biological, and radiological defense fit test in the hangar bay, May 4, 2022. Ford is in port Naval Station Norfolk preparing for its next underway period.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During the second stage of a simulated emergency, known as Mode 4, a KSC rescue team carries a worker portraying an "injured" astronaut toward the triage area set up at Helipad 8, located near the fire station between Launch Pads 39A and 39B. The emergency exercise began on Launch Pad 39A. The participants were helped off the pad and taken to the triage site. The "injured" workers will be airlifted to participating area hospitals. The KSC rescue teams are practicing emergency procedures in the unlikely scenario of a mishap on the pad during a launch sequence. The exercises are standard training procedures to assess and prepare emergency personnel, procedures and hardware.

Soldiers wearing Nuclear-Biological-Chemical (NBC) protective suits and masks carry a simulated artillery round out of the woods for disposal during Operation Crocodile, a training exercise for medical, decontamination and chemical reaction team personnel. Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mauricio Caceres, survey team member, 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team, New Jersey National Guard, inspects a simulated crime scene during an Army North-mandated training proficiency evaluation at the Colts Neck Community Church, Colts Neck, New Jersey, Nov. 3, 2022. The 21st WMD-CST passed their Army North-mandated training proficiency evaluation that took place over multiple days. The 21st identifies chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear substances; assesses and advises civil authorities on response measures to man-made or natural disasters.

Anniston, Ala., July 25, 2013 A Military Police soldier secures a potential crime scene as a suspect is taken in to custody during training. The soldier is part of the California National Guard 870th Police Company that attended training at FEMA's Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) in Anniston, Ala.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

220625-N-BP862-1013 TUNISIAN SEA (June 25, 2022) Machinist's Mate (Nuclear) 2nd Class Jacob Gould, from Marina County, California, dons a self-contained breathing apparatus mask aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during a general quarters training evolution, June 25, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

Quick tests

The Navy fire fighting school trains sailors to combat the most feared event that can occur on ships at sea--fire. Here a sailor from NAS LeMoore stands by as nozzleman during a training session. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Firefighters with Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services assist a simulated victim to the decontamination line during a Hazardous Materials training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 27, 2022. The HAZMAT training included multiple simulated victims in a hazardous environment while neutralizing the contaminated area. MCIPAC F&ES is a regional fire department that operates eight fire stations across Japan and provides services to installations including fire suppression, technical rescue, hazardous materials, emergency medical, fire protection and prevention.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Rictaveon Greene, 86th Maintenance Squadron nondestructive inspection journeyman, checks a technical order at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 30, 2022. Members of the 86th MXS NDI flight must wear a variety of personal protective equipment due to the potentially harmful chemicals and equipment they use.

040331-M-7842H-017. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Foster State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

030411-M-6910K-091. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Stephen Beeson, 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron pest management specialist, fogs the area around the Oasis dining facility at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 27, 2022. The mission of the pest management shop is to support other missions by controlling any biological hazards, health hazards and anything considered a pest. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Ross)

INDIAN OCEAN (April 2, 2016) Damage Controlman Fireman Jasmine Higgins and Interior Communications Electrician 2nd Class Shane McDonald plot the status of a simulated fire during a drill aboard amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) team is conducting operation in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations during a scheduled deployment in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

DM-SN-86-06507. Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dorian Longmire, a 379th Logistics Readiness Squadron petroleum oil lubricants specialist, purges a hose of liquid oxygen during a quality control test Aug 11, 2022 at Al Udeid Airbase, Qatar. Liquid oxygen is used in aircraft and breathing apparatuss for aircrew.

040914-F-9926N-004. Base: Gwangju Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

040317-M-1226J-001. Base: USMC Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

STAFF SGT. David Reyher from the Liquid Oxygen (LOX) Section of the 23rd Supply Squadron obtains a sample of LOX for inspection. LOX is essential to the aircrews breathing systems aboard aircraft. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040515-F-1342R-022. Base: Minot Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alex Potts, left, survey team member, with the 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team, New Jersey National Guard, is assisted in getting out of his Level A Protective Suit during an Army North mandated training proficiency evaluation at the Monmouth County Sheriff Situational Training and Response Simulator Facility, Freehold, New Jersey, Nov. 1, 2022. The 21st identifies chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear substances; assesses and advises civil authorities on response measures to man-made or natural disasters.

PACIFIC OCEAN. (Feb. 28, 2013) Airman Luke Winterfeldt, left, and Aviation Boatswains Mate Airman (Handling) Justin Stavron participate in a mass casualty drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway conducting fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications.

111114-N-AV746-591PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 14, 2011) Sailors man a fire hose during a general quarters drill aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is conducting operations at sea in support of fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications.

Pfc. Abdiel Díaz of Joint Task Force - Puerto Rico, performs a COVID-19 test in the municipal tracing office in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, May 10, 2022. The PRNG conducted rapid COVID-19 tests as part of Operation Continue Safe, a mission to monitor the health of Puerto Rican citizens.

060908-N-6293B-018. Base: USS Enterprise (CVN 65)

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