Chemical Response Training Exercises

Images of soldiers conducting nuclear response training in various simulated environments, displaying teamwork and preparedness for emergencies.

U.S. Air Force Fire and Emergency Services Airmen from the 6th Civil Engineering Squadron descend a stairwell at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Sep 9, 2022. Fire protection specialists responsibilities are to respond to both fire and non-fire emergencies, establish emergency operations command, conduct search and rescue operations and administer emergency first aid.

Soldiers of the 307th Chemical Company, based out of Bell, CA, conduct nuclear response training in a simulated collapsed subway at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center Indiana as part of Guardian Response 2022, April 28, 2022 . Guardian Response is a annual exercise that integrates military with local fire and police departments in preparation of possible cataclysmic situations.

GULF OF OMAN (June 25, 2013) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Michael Farrell, from Elk Mountain, Wyo., stands watch inside a sheave damping room aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom.

U.S. Air Force Fire and Emergency Services Airmen from the 6th Civil Engineering Squadron descend a stairwell at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Sep 9, 2022. Fire protection specialists responsibilities are to respond to both fire and non-fire emergencies, establish emergency operations command, conduct search and rescue operations and administer emergency first aid.

A sailor looks out of a hatch while working below decks aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61). Base: USS Iowa (BB 61)

060419-N-4097B-004. Complete Scene Caption: Onboard the decommissioned US Navy (USN) Intrepid Class Aircraft Carrier USS ORISKANY (CV 34), Mr. Richard Moorehead III, an employee with the Resolve Marine Group, prepares to pump water out of compartments so they will be dry for bombing technicians to place explosives as the Carrier undergoes final preparations for its scheduled sinking, while moored to the pier at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida (FL). The ORISKANY will be towed 22-miles south of Pensacola in approximately 212-ft. of water where it will become the largest ship ever intentionally sunk as an artificial reef. After ORISKANY reaches the bottom, ownership of the vessel will transfer from the USN to the State of Florida. Base: USS Oriskany (CVA 34)

Coast Guard Cutters - Dauntless (WMEC 624) - 26-HK-73-180. CGC Dauntless-- Coast Guardsman searching interior of commercial vessel---050928. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Army service members with the 10th Homeland Response Force, Washington National Guard, conduct a three-day collective training event at the Spokane Fire Training Center, Wash., April 8-10, 2022. The objective was to rapidly deploy and establish a multifunctional decontamination facility in response to a notional CBRN disaster. The 10th HRF is a joint Army-Air Force program designed to quickly alert, assemble and deploy a domestic response asset to assist civilian authorities in FEMA Region 10. 10th HRF elements can conduct decontamination, logistical support, search and rescue, medical treatment, and security as needed.

DF-ST-87-00753. Base: Castle Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jaden Johns, a chemical, biological, radioactive, and nuclear defense specialist with command element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, collects 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 premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-37. CG Personnel With Supplies -- CG NSF member wrapping boxes in storage area, 050901h. Hurricane Katrina

221203-N-TC338-1132INDIAN OCEAN (Dec. 3, 2022) Capt. Lenard Mitchell, commanding officer of the expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), joined by Command Senior Chief Terry Vines, left, meet with enlisted Sailors in the ship's mess decks to discuss the command's philosophy and share an open dialogue, Dec. 3, 2022. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and Partner interests.

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171 participate in a class on urban operations during a field exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 7, 2022. MWSS-171 conducted this exercise in order to familiarize themselves with expeditionary advanced base operations, demolition operations, urban operations, and different weapon systems.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Noland Perrine, 555th Fighter Generation Squadron electrical and environmental craftsman, refuels a power generator during exercise Falcon Strike 2022 at Amendola Air Base, Italy, Nov. 15, 2022. Falcon Strike 22 consisted of multiple NATO nations practicing joint offensive and defensive air operations that integrated fourth and fifth-generation airpower.

Burglar wearing balaclava mask at crime scene

Staff Sgt. Terrence Ward, 911th Maintenance Squadron aircraft fuels technician, navigates through the underfloor area of a C-17 Globemaster III to disconnect the advanced onboard inert gas generation system at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Sept. 8, 2022. Airmen must disconnect the OBIGGS before working on the fuel system to ensure a safe working environment.

U.S. Air Force Airmen work together to unlock a padlocked door during a fire escape room exercise as part of fire safety awareness week Oct. 12, 2022 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. These Airmen had to work together to find clues, unlock padlocks and perform a rescue as part of an exercise to impress upon people the importance and challenge of fire safety awareness.

980605-F-4116M-002. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - Mobile Operations Damages - 26-HK-145-16. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jefferey Plut, 86th Civil Engineer Squadron, loads cargo on a bus in preparation for a deployment in support of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 21, 2011. The U.S. Africa Command task force was established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security council Resolution 1973. UNSCR 1873 authorizes all necessary measures to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III.

New Orleans Gunlock Photos - 26-HK-331-115. Hurricane Katrina

220808-N-HA192-1051ATLANTIC OCEAN (August 8, 2022) A Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) evaluator inspects a valve with Machinist Mate 2nd Class James Richmond, assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), Aug. 8, 2022. Bataan is currently underway conducting an INSURV evaluation.

021213-F-1443F-003. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

020305-F-3805C-004. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

050823-A-3240S-010. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Victory, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

230325-N-TD381-1637 PACIFIC OCEAN (Mar. 25, 2023) Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Patrick Wiles, kneeling, a native of San Antonio, Texas, and Operations Specialist 2nd Class Luis Guzman, front, a native of Lawndale, Calif., participate in an low-light M4 course of fire on aircraft elevator 4 aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Vinson is currently underway conducting routine maritime operations.

040331-M-7842H-027. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Foster State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

220111-N-SI601-1028 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 11, 2022) Seaman Luis Mancera, from San Diego, performs maintenance on an underway replenishment station aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

040717-F-4691W-001. Base: Fairbanks State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Indonesian Army soldiers conduct a culminating explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) event during Garuda Canti Dharma II / Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise 22 at Pusat Misi Pemeliharaan, Indonesia, July 20, 2022. U.S. and Australian Army EOD soldiers trained the class on techniques and procedures in order to provide the Indonesian soldiers the opportunity to enhance operations in their field and learn additional safety measures for increased protection and security. Exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II enables instructors from multiple countries to integrate and provide cross education, further strengthening cohesion between allies and partners.

220823-N-FD648-1049 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 23, 2022) A repair locker team aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) train, Aug. 23, 2022. Farragut is part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group, an integrated combat weapons system thats delivers superior combat capability to deter, and if necessary, defeat Americas adversaries in support of national security.

Coast Guard Cutters - Dauntless (WMEC 624) - 26-HK-73-223. CGC Dauntless-- Coast Guardsmen on commercial vessel -- 050928. Hurricane Katrina

A crewman points to some of the damage spaces of the guided missile frigate USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (FFG-58). The frigate was damaged after it struck a mine in the Persian Gulf on 14 April 1988. Base: Newport State: Rhode Island (RI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Blindfolded, isolated, and vulnerable, an aircrew member from the 128th Air Refueling Wing, General Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee, is left alone to ponder what next, as part of a simulated hostage exercise during Exercise WHITETAIL 2001. Subject Operation/Series: WHITETAIL 2001 State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

James Atwell, 97th Maintenance Squadron aircraft mechanic, watches as balloons inflate on top of new cribbing at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Dec. 7, 2022. The process that includes the cribbing is a part of the Crashed Disabled Damaged Aircraft Recovery Program.

Coast Guard Cutters - Dauntless (WMEC 624) - 26-HK-73-80. CGC Dauntless -- Coast Guardsmen in interior of commercial vessel -- 050928. Hurricane Katrina

DA-ST-87-01768. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE 86 State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

221115-N-VJ326-2039 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 15, 2022) - Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher Sypert, from Fairhope, Alabama, practices tactical team movements during an antiterrorism force protection (ATFP) drill aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) Nov. 15, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Boston, Massachusetts, for tour of harbor and the historic U.S. Naval vessel, U.S.S. Constitution

GSM Third Class Glenn Mapalad works on a pressure gauge aboard USS BUNKER HILL (CG-52), a Ticonderoga class, guided missile cruiser, engine room while the ship is deployed to the Arabian Sea as part of the Southwest Asia (SWA) Build-Up. Country: Unknown

Staff Sgt. Raul Adrian Ayala, an explosive ordnance disposal technician assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, uses a lead plate and a grid during an x-ray challenge September 8, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. By using a grid and x-ray imaging in tandem, EOD technicians can precisely target key components of explosive circuits without setting them off.

030410-F-9448S-008. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

Coast Guard Personnel - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-90-109. Close-up of Coast Guardsman working with equipment4. Hurricane Katrina

110807-N-ZZ999-052 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 6, 2011) Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) attach a cargo pendant to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 during a replenishment at sea. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled western Pacific Ocean and Arabian Gulf deployment.

Coast Guard Station - Venice, Louisiana - 26-HK-347-25. Hurricane Katrina

A view of a passage aboard the mine countermeasures ship AVENGER (MCM-1). Construction on the ship is complete. Base: Sturgeon Bay State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

051112-A-7969G-013. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Cooke State: Taji Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A 4-1, 3BCT

The common area between two rooms pictured during the media day hosted by XVIII Airborne Corps, Sept. 8, 2022 at the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade barracks located on Fort Bragg, N.C. The XVIII Airborne Corps hosted eight media outlets allowing them to tour the affected Smoke Bomb Hill barracks, as well as the more suitable barracks our Soldiers are being relocated. Fort Bragg is committed to increasing funding, hiring and training of maintenance personnel at Fort Bragg and across installations to address a trend in degraded preventive maintenance within barracks.

PHILIPPINE SEA (April 25, 2022) Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Alek Ultreras, from Los Angeles, assigned to the "Wizards" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133, inspects cavities on an EA-18G Growler, in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group 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.

011105-F-1851B-027. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Masirah Air Base Country: Oman (OMN)

Airman 1st Class Thomas Rose, 433rd Civil Engineer Squadron fire department fire protection helper, participates in a 9/11 memorial stair climb at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Sept.11, 2022. The 433rd CES performs a stair climb every year to commemorate the 110 flights of stairs first responders had to climb inside the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.

Coast Guard Cutters - Dauntless (WMEC 624) - 26-HK-73-233. CGC Dauntless-- Coast Guardsmen searching on deck of commercial vessel--050928. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-309-53. Hurricane Katrina

A Philippine Marine with Marine Battalion Landing Team 10 conducts close quarters combat training during KAMANDAG 6, in San Vicente, Philippines, Oct. 8, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military, designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

Joint Security, Law enforcement, fire and emergency services exercise

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Lieutenant (Lt.) General (Gen.) David N. Miller Jr., Commander of Space Operations Command, speaks with active-duty members and civilians of the 21st Medical Squadron (MDS) during his visit to Schriever Space Force Base (SFB), CO., February 29, 2024. During the tour, Lt. Gen. David N Miller Jr. was shown the newly remodeled facility along with the operations of the 21st MDS. Space Force

U.S. Marine Cpl. Thomas Pumphrey, an income tax preparation volunteer with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, and Sgt. Nelson Cabaarias, an income tax preparation volunteer with Headquarters Battalion, 1st MarDiv, answer phone calls and handle paperwork at the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance center on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 26, 2022. This year, the tax center was relocated to Building 22196. Tax services are available by appointment or on a walk-in basis to active-duty service members, dependents and veterans. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nataly Espitia)

CORONADO, Calif. (Jan. 7, 2013) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuels) Airman Shauna Newell lays tile in a passageway aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is pierside at Naval Air Station North Island undergoing planned incremental availability.

Students with Heritage High Schools Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps tour Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, April 4, 2023. Students ate at the mess hall, visited Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting, military working dogs and Air Traffic Control to learn about the air stations daily operations.

DN-ST-87-08963. Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA)

Joint Security, Law enforcement, fire and emergency services exercise

970210-F-7910D-504. Complete Scene Caption: A dockworker ties down a piece of equipment in the lower hold of United States Naval Ship (USNS) Gordon. The USNS Gordon is docked at Naval Weapons Station Charleston, South Carolina and is being loaded with heavy United States Army equipment. This is the first time that USNS Gordon will be loaded with an actual military load since being converted from a civilian cargo ship. USNS Gordon (T-AKR 296) is one of 19 Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-on/Roll-off Ships, or LMSR, which will be built or converted to Military Sealift Command standards by the year 2001 to offset the shortage of available ships used to transport outsized military equipment. The ship can carry an entire US Army Armor Task Force, including up to 58 tanks, 48 other tracked vehicles and more than 900 trucks and other wheeled vehicles. It is more than 300 yards long and has a storage capacity of more than 300,000 square feet. The ship is named in honor of MASTER Sergeant Gary I. Go

DF-ST-85-01393. State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Professional movers packing and sealing boxes full of Soldiers items to move them to a more suitable barracks, Sept. 14, 2022 at Smoke Bomb Hill, Fort Bragg, N.C. Soldiers were given the option to move their own things by a dity move or having movers pack their things up and move it for them. The inadequate conditions experienced by some of our Soldiers living in the barracks on Fort Bragg is deeply concerning. This is unacceptable and we are taking deliberate actions to correct the situation.

060401-N-0613S-041. Base: USS Emory S. Land (AS 39)

DN-ST-90-03766. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

110820-N-DU438-825 GULF OF OMAN (Aug. 20, 2011) Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Eric Raffaniello, center, uses a baton to push back mock suspects after being sprayed with oleoresin capsicum spray during a security training course aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64). Gettysburg is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.

980310-N-7355H-002. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Independence (CV 62)

Culinary Specialists with Company G and H of the 132nd Brigade Support Battalion, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team stood up Field Feeding Teams to provide daily hot meals to the Red Arrow soldiers during annual training this June at Fort McCoy, Wis. These small culinary teams work long hours to help keep over 1,000 soldiers fed and nourished on a daily basis. (32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team photo by Staff Sgt. Kati Volkman/Released)

AIRMAN 1ST Class Gavin McGee uses a whirly gig to time the main rotor of a UH-1 Iroquois helicopter at the 531st Field Training Detachment's helicopter maintenance school. Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Ted Kelly, Area Maintenance Support Activity 61, Boise, Idaho, closely inspects the lines under a medium tactical vehicle during the Inspector Certification Course held at Fort McCoy, Wis., Oct. 24-27, 2022. (Army photo by Cheryl Phillips)

Katrina - General - 26-HK-409-32. Hurricane Katrina

Yoshihiko Fukuda, mayor of Iwakuni city, (left), and U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Rusnok, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni commanding officer, (right), talk during a Japan Diamond league event at Kizuna Stadium, in Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 3, 2022. The JD League is a new softball league and consists of players representing Japan, the United States, and other countries, and the event offered MCAS Iwakuni and Japanese residents an opportunity to interact and build camaraderie.

Salvage Engineering Response Team - Various Operations - 26-HK-360-99. mm 49 to 59 photos. Hurricane Katrina

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Fraternization" CATEGORY: Illustrative PLACE: Honorable Mention Illustrative CAPTION INFORMATION: The Army's new fraternization policy, is it really effective IMAGE FILE #DD-SP-01-00018. Country: Unknown

Office of the Secretary - Seafarer's Union and U.S.S. Bellatrix in Harvey, Louisiana New Orleans

220511-N-VJ326-4295 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 11, 2022) - Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter Burghart, from Denver, takes a video recording of a general quarters drill in the vehicle stowage area of amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), May 11, 2022. Tripoli is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

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FORT CARSON, Colo. Spc. Alex Pizana tries on an authentic body armor that was worn by the Spanish soldiers used in the 1500s-1700s at Soldiers Memorial Chapel Oct. 6, 2022.

A sailor brushes his teeth in a head aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB61). Base: USS Iowa (BB 61)

DN-SC-89-03205. Base: Malabo Country: Equatorial Guinea (GNQ)

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-119-65. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Marines with 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division prepare for a Toys for Tots campaign at Fort Whiting National Guard Armory, Mobile, Alabama, Oct. 22, 2022. On Nov. 10, 2022, 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company will conduct parachute operations in their dress blue uniforms with help from Santa to raise awareness for the annual U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program.

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-423-49. Fly away to JAX first day back. Hurricane Katrina

A member of the RAF all female antiaircraft unit brushing hair in barracks near Havana, Cuba.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the U.S. Air Force's Ramstein Air Base, Ramstein, Germany

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Boston, Massachusetts, for tour of harbor and the historic U.S. Naval vessel, U.S.S. Constitution

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