Chemical Protection Training

Visuals depict military personnel in camouflage gear and gas masks conducting decontamination exercises, emphasizing readiness for chemical, biological, and nuclear threats.

Two soldiers wearing gas masks and holding rifles
Two soldiers wearing gas masks and holding rifles
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Special forces operator in black uniform and bulletproof vest.
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Kuwaiti soldiers wearing M-17 gas masks make a victory sign for the camera as they prepare to enter a gas chamber during nuclear-biological-chemical warfare training. The soldiers are being trained in combat techniques in preparation for conflict with Iraqi forces presently occupying Kuwait. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD/STORM Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey(NJ) Country: United States Of America(USA)
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U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12, partner up to properly remove mission oriented protective posture gear during annual chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) training after the gas chamber at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sep. 8, 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.
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040306-F-0335M-008. Base: Fresno Air National Guard Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DF-ST-89-06061. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE 87 Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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A member of the 1ST Battalion, 32nd Infantry, participates in the joint South Korea/US Exercise Team Spirit '84. He is wearing camouflage paint on his face. Subject Operation/Series: Team Spirit '84 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)
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041115-A-1067B-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Karmah Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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U.S. Marines with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF), prepare to do a training circuit during a visit with the U.S. Coast Guardsmen from the United States Coast Guard - National Capital Region at the Downey Rescue Training Facility on Annex Stump Neck, Maryland, Jan. 10, 2023. The tour was conducted to increase operational efficiency by developing joint operations toward chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive training and CBIRF deployment on USCG platforms.
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040617-F-8078V-066. Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, participate in pugil stick training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Nov. 1, 2022. Pugil sticks are designed to simulate fighting with fixed bayonets and provide practical application of Marine Corps Martial Arts techniques.
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Spec ops police officers SWAT in action in the water. Spec ops police officers SWAT in the water
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Danish F-16 pilots prepare for flight by dressing in essential life support equipment. Personnel and aircraft from the 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem AB, Germany, along with members of the 110th Air Control Squadron, Tennessee Air National Guard, deployed to participate with Danish forces. The three week exercise tested the effectiveness of both Danish and American air defenses. F-15 and F-16 Fighters from the 22nd and 53rd Fighter Squadrons flew three sorties daily, consisting of air to air and air to ground missions. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL WEAPONRY '95 Base: Flyvestation State: Karup Country: Denmark (DNK)
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A U.S. Marine with Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), dons his Mission Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) equipment during a leak, seal and pack training exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jun. 2, 2022. The training event was conducted to improve communication and mission effectiveness between units in preparation for potential real-world scenarios. 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.
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The Idaho National Guards 101st Civil Support Team partnered with the Boise Fire Department Technical Rescue Team to participate in a ropes rescue course taught by Boise firefighters. The course, which served as an annual recertification for the CST Guardsmen, entailed two weeklong sessions for the 22-member team. The first week, Oct. 10th through the 14th, 2022, started with the classroom portion of learning about ropes rescue as a prerequisite for the hands-on portion of the training. Using what they learned about the ropes, the CST Guardsmen rappelled from tops of buildings at the Boise Fire Departments Fire Training Center. Once the Guardsmen were proficient at ropes rappelling, they practiced ropes rescues using wire rescue baskets at cliffs near the Table Rock trails in the Boise foothills to simulate a large-scale rescue of multiple people. The second weeklong training, Oct. 24th through 28th, 2022, focused on confined space rescues at Boises Lucky Peak Power Plant. The training
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Team, paintball and tires for cover, hiding or protection while firing or aiming down sights together in nature. Group of paintballers waiting in teamwork for opportunity to attack or shoot in sports
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Participants at the Combat Readiness Training Center, attend to a "victim" of a simulated chemical attack. Top Dollar is an annual competition for Finance personnel. They compete as teams, that must learn to operate in a simulated hostile environment and participate in self-aid buddy care, chemical warfare, hostile forces attacks, obstacle course and firing range exercises. Subject Operation/Series: TOP DOLLAR '96 Base: Alpena State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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paintball field, Paintball Aventura Marratxi, Marratxi, Majorca, Spain.
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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Candace Yates, 731st Air Mobility Squadron passenger service representative, cordons off a simulated 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. As the most forward deployed permanently based wing in the Air Force, the 51st Fighter Wing is charged with providing mission-ready Airmen to execute combat operations and receive follow-on forces.
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230411-N-YV347-1028 PHILIPPINE SEA (April 11, 2023) U.S. Navy Damage Controlman Fireman Liam McKean, from Pleasanton, Calif., gives the status of a simulated fire after assessing the cockpit of an MH-60R Seahawk Helicopter assigned to the "Battle Cats" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73 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.
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U.S. Army Spc. Caleb Franz, 1430th Engineer Company, 107th Engineer Battalion, Michigan Army National Guard brings a simulated casualty to cover during a Best Warrior Competition (BWC) warrior task, Fort Custer Training Center, Augusta, Michigan, Sept. 13, 2022. The BWC reinforces fundamental warrior tasks and battle drills, promotes esprit de corps, and recognizes Soldiers who demonstrate commitment to the Army values and embody the warrior ethos.
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050719-A-8791C-004. Base: Fort Leonard Wood State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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220616-N-PW480-0312 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (June 16, 2022) - Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates don firefighting equipment during a firefighting and damage control training exercise inside the USS Chief Fire Fighter Trainer at Recruit Training Command (RTC), June 16. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals - firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship - to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 p
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US Air Force personnel assigned to the 8th Communications Squadron, 8th Support Group, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, go into Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear during a simulated missile attack. Airmen from Kunsan were being tested on their war fighting skills during a recent Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). US Air Force personnel assigned to the 8th Communications Squadron, 8th Support Group, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, go into Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear during a simulated missile attack. Airmen from Kunsan were being tested on their war fighting skills during a recent Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI).
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230410-N-XK462-3083 PHILIPPINE SEA (April 10, 2023) A U.S. Navy Sailor observes flight operations on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
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Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) from Czech Republic and the U.S. discuss Close Air Support (CAS) procedures during Exercise Ample Strike 22 in Czech Republic, Sept. 9, 2022. The exercise is a regular Czech Republic JTAC-led exercise focused on advanced air and land training, strengthening U.S. and NATO Allies capabilities, and defending against adversaries in the European Theater.
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SSGT Gisela Carter, (right) Yellow team shift leader with the 55th Medical Operations Group Family Health Center, aids AMN Christian Zausnig, squadron administrative third party liability clerk with the 55th Medical Group, suffering from a simulated arm trauma after an attack in the Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) north area. SSGT Carter and AMN Zausnig are participating in the base Operational Readiness Exercise in preparation for an upcoming Operational Readiness Inspection. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATIONAL READINESS EXERCISE Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Trainees from the 324th Training Squadron prepare to go through the Mask Confidence Training facility on its reopening, Aug. 15, 2022, on Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas. The "gas chamber" training falls under the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Defense Course and trainees go through the training during week four of BMT.
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Firefighters tend to a pair of simulated casualties during an accident/mass casualty exercise conducted as part of the base fire department's unit effectiveness inspection. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)
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Sichuan Earthquake in China.
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Maj. General Joel B. Vowell, U. S. Army Japan commanding General, receives a brief from the staff sections during Yama Sakura 83 at Camp Kengun, Japan, Dec. 5, 2022. Yama Sakura is a complex exercise that continues to build the bilateral partnership of the strong US-Japan alliance.
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Soldiers of the 290th Military Police Brigade test out their M50 Protective Mask at a chemical chamber as part of Titan Warrior here in Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Titan Warrior is a two-week long exercise that involves units from the 290th Military Police Brigade training on job-specific tasks and basic soldiering skills.
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EAST CHINA SEA (July 27, 2014) Lt. j.g. Joseph Travers directs a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force visit, board, search and seizure team aboard the Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) during a compliant boarding exercise as part of Malabar 2014. Malabar 2014 is a U.S. Navy, Indian Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force naval field training exercise to improve our collective maritime relationship and increase understanding in multinational operations.
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A 96th Test Wing Airman places a tourniquet on a simulated victim during an active assailant exercise Dec. 6 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The exercise, involving explosive ordnance disposal students from the Navy EOD school, took place deep within the Eglin range. The exercise tested the response capabilities of the 96th Test Wing, Okaloosa and Walton County law enforcement, fire departments and medical personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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British Royal Air Force members prepare to decontaminate an F-C Phantom II aircraft (not shown) during chemical warfare training, part of Exercise Coronet Cactus. Subject Operation/Series: CORONET CACTUS Base: Raf Leeming Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)
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040330-M-8096K-016. Subject Operation/Series: FPEX Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)
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Paintball, person shot with paint and gun, helmet for safety on shooting range and war game for sports. Soldier with weapon on battlefield, action and camouflage uniform with adventure and target
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220603-N-SI601-1273 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 3, 2022) Members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5, attached to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, deployed aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), conduct a maritime interdiction exercise with Republic of Korea special forces aboard ROKS Marado (LPH 6112) during Carrier Strike Group Exercise 2022. Carrier Strike Group Exercise is a bilateral exercise between the U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea Navy. This exercise allows our navies to refine operations and engagement to strengthen future cooperation while supporting the alliance that remains vital to the security interests of both nations and to stability in Northeast Asia.
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020628-F-4219L-008. Base: RAF Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR)
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U.S. National Guardsmen from the 1231st Transportation Company pose for a photo in Saint Louis, Mo. April, 28, 2020. Over 200 Missouri National Guardsmen are boosting food bank. support across the state as part of the Guards response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Emily Weiss, a combat graphics specialist with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, dons an M50 gas mask during a chemical biological radiological nuclear defense training event hosted by III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 23, 2023. III MEF conducted this event to develop skills in sensitive site exploitation and to sustain investigative capabilities.
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Her Honour the Honourable Vicki OHalloran, the 22nd Administrator of the Northern Territory (NT), and Australian Army recruits wait to board an MV-22 Osprey during an administrative flight at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, NT, Australia, June 9, 2022. MV-22 Ospreys were used to fly Her Honour and members of the Regional Force Surveillance Group.
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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Liam Quesada, 140th Logistics Readiness technician, along with other members of Task Force Shelter Support Charlie, serves lunch meals to residents at a shelter as part of the COVID-19 response in Denver, May 15, 2020. At the direction of Governor Jared Polis, the ColoradoNational Guard is assisting state and local officials by providing increased capabilities with state emergency operations centers, local shelters for citizens that need assistance, and increasing COVID-19 testing capabilities across Colorado as needed.
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Gene Jones, 788th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management, inspects Tech. Sgt. Derek Milby in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) level 4 equipment as part of the 88th Air Base Wing readiness exercise, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Nov. 3, 2022. The Wing assessment evaluated basic Airman readiness skills to include Chemical, Biological, Radiation and Nuclear (CBRN) survival training, Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) training and M4 carbine weapons handling.
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U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 290th Joint Communications Support Squadron buddy check the hood seal on their Mission Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) suits Feb. 11, 2023, at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan. The Airmen are taking part in Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) training as part of the their annual training.
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Casalpusterlengo; waiting for the removal of police checkpoints in the red zone, cluster of Casalpusterlengo
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Soldiers of 2-151st Infantry Battalion Task Force Nighthawk continue the third day of crowd riot control training as they react to molotov cocktails being thrown at their feet, during a Kosovo Force (KFOR) mission rehearsal exercise, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 8, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Anna Pongo)
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Colonel Clint Barnes, 303rd Movement Enhancement Brigade Commander, joins together with the Protection Working Group for a photograph during Yama Sakura 83 at Camp Kengun, Japan, Dec. 11, 2022. This exercise strengthens bilateral partnerships that contribute to the defense of Japan and regional stability in the Indo-Pacific. (Proprietary information redacted)
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Officers with Honolulu Police Department maneuver through a training scenario during a tactics training event, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 8, 2022. The event focused on tactics training in structures that best replicate the houses the teams would respond to in a real world situation.
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DEU, Germany, Duesseldorf : Police officers of a SWAT Team on a training misson in an airplane, in case of a highjacking. |, Europe
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U.S. Army Spc. Jorge Reyes, with the 982nd Combat Camera Company Airborne, practices sealing the M50 gas mask during Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives training class with the M50 gas mask during September battle assembly in East Point, Ga on September 16, 2022. Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive training is essential for Army soldiers to be prepare for chemical warfare.