Hazardous Material Operations

Photos of military personnel in protective gear during hazardous material checks, emphasizing training and safety in military operations.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Tucker Phillips (left), 59th Medical Logistics Readiness Squadron unit deployment manager, Airman Brianna Shannon (center), 59th Medical Squadron medical technician, and Tech. Sgt. Christian Mejia, 902nd Civil Engineer Squadron fire station chief, apply decontamination procedures 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.

A member of the Strategic Air Command Disaster Response Force checks an aircraft for possible "radiation exposure" during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD. Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-12565. Subject Operation/Series: NOMAD THRUST Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Sgt. Tiffany Zumaya and Sgt. Thomas Brown from the 9th Civil Support Team examine evidence for a training exercise held at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, Calif. on July 14, 2022.

DF-ST-85-12280. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

A US Air Force AIRMAN is secures an oozing UXO during a simulated air attack during an exercise taking place at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220506-N-DE439-181 ROTA, Spain (May 6, 2022) Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Brandon Lineburger aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78), secures ladderwell during a simulated fire during the Main Space Fire Drill on May 6, 2022. Porter is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S., Allied and partner interest in Europe and Africa.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Tucker Phillips (left), 59th Medical Logistics Readiness Squadron unit deployment manager, Airman Brianna Shannon (center), 59th Medical Squadron medical technician, and Tech. Sgt. Christian Mejia, 902nd Civil Engineer Squadron fire station chief, apply decontamination procedures 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.

010418-F-7253S-011. Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

220805-N-TT639-1032 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 5, 2022) - Retail Services Specialist Seaman Mason Barrett, from Rocky Mount, North Carolina, participates in a general quarters drill aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Aug. 5, 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.

The 55th Civil Support Team partnered with Mdewakanton Fire and Public Safety, FBI Minneapolis Hazard Evidence Response Team, and Minnesota State Fire Marshall for a field training exercise near Shakopee, Minnesota, August 3, 2022. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

041027-F-4109K-009. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050622-A-9665L-052. Subject Operation/Series: SWARMER Base: Samarra State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 4TH INFANTRY DIVISION

010804-F-9631D-022. Subject Operation/Series: PATRIOT HOOK Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Reserve Citizen Airmen maintain their readiness capabilities in a simulated chemical environment at Exercise Nexus Rising held at Travis Air Force Base, June 4, 2022. Nexus Rising is a readiness exercise designed to test the ability of the 349th Air Mobility Wing to generate, employ and sustain air operations in a simulated combat environment. Missions in Nexus Rising include air rescue, aeromedical evacuation, airlift for cargo and personnel, aerial refueling, deployment processing, aerial port operations, and command and control. Reserve Citizen Airmen from Travis Air Force Base, California, Army National Guard members from Fairfield, and California Air National Guard members from Moffett Field are participating in the exercise, June 3-5, 2022.

031007-M-3843B-409. Base: Combat Readiness Training Center State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220707-N-QI593-1127 IONIAN SEA (July 7, 2022) Hull Maintenance Technician 2nd Class Nathan Murch, from Belchertown, Massachusetts, communicates using a hand-held radio during a damage control exercise aboard USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) in the Ionian Sea, July 7, 2022. Bainbridge 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.

221007-N-TT639-1017 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 7, 2022) - Machinists Mate 3rd Class Alex Marshall, from Washington, inventories an investigators kit during a general quarters drill aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) Oct. 7, 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.

DF-ST-89-04734. Subject Operation/Series: NOMAD THRUST 88 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian Becker, a horizontal construction engineer with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company in the 92nd Engineering Battalion in Fort Stewart, Georgia, assists with the removal of protective gear on U.S. Army Sgt. Aviel Lyles, a unit supply specialist with the 526 Engineer Construction Company in Fort Stewart, Georgia, after search and rescue operations at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Indiana, May 7, 2022, as part of Guardian Response 22. The homeland emergency response exercise validates an Army units ability to support the Defense Support of Civil Authorities in an event of a chemical, biological and nuclear catastrophe.

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

040331-F-1646R-016. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

020611-F-2706D-008. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

A Soldier assigned to the 307th Chemical Company, of Bell, California, conducts a mock decontamination operation during Guardian Response 22 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Indiana, April 28, 2022. Guardian Response 22 is a homeland emergency response exercise that provides realistic disaster response training to sharpen the skills and increase the capabilities of U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers.

001212-A-4813S-005. Base: Fort Gillem State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MACOMS

040810-F-0672W-042. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air National Guard

220505-N-TT059-1044 ARABIAN SEA (May 05, 2022) Damage Controlman Fireman Isaiah Warren and Damage Controlman 3rd Class Michael Zangari simulate firefighting procedures during an aircraft firefighting drill aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) in the Arabian Sea, May 5. Momsen is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region.

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

031211-F-7996H-008. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

220721-N-LZ839-1182NORFOLK VA. (JuLY 21, 2022) - Sailors assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) transport a simulated patient during a chemical biological and radiological decontamination training exercise, July 21, 2022. Bataan is homeported at Naval Station Norfolk.

220715-N-IL330-1028 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 15, 2022) - Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Moses Munoz, from Las Vegas, dons his firefighting ensemble on the mess decks during a general quarters drill aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), July 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.

NORTH SEA (Nov. 2, 2022) Retail Specialist Seaman Ghavan Willson participates in a damage control drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80), Nov. 2, 2022. Roosevelt 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.

Members of the 1ST Tactical Fighter Wing relax during chemical warfare training, part of exercise SIDEWINDER II. Subject Operation/Series: SIDEWINDER II Base: Amsterdam Country: Holland / Netherlands (HOL)

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

040401-M-7842H-041. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Kinser State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Firefighters with the Urasoe City fire department use a Cosmos Multi-Gas Detector to detect any harmful gas in the area during bilateral Hazardous Materials training in Urasoe City, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 27, 2024. The departments conducted bilateral HAZMAT training to practice identifying chemical agents, rescue any known casualties, decontaminate individuals, and casualty triage. These joint trainings are held biannually. Marine Corps

DF-ST-86-11764. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joseph Rodriguez a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear (CBRN) defense specialist with Marine Aircraft Group 12, blows CS gas out of a burner during annual chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) training 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.

Pararescuemen from the 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron use decontamination equipment to spray down an astronaut mannequin during a space shuttle rescue exercise. The exercise is one of several planned to optimize rescue and recovery operations for the space shuttle Columbia. Base: Kennedy Space Center State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nicolas Artura, 31st Civil Engineer Squadron electrical systems apprentice, turns the power off to a medium voltage circuit breaker during scheduled maintenance at Aviano Air Base, Italy, June 21, 2022. The Air Force Civil Engineer Centers Civil Engineer Maintenance, Inspection and Repair Team was at Aviano AB for approximately a month to assist the 31st CES and perform scheduled maintenance on substations.

Members of the Disaster Response Force use masking tape to seal any vulnerable areas of their nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) protective suits as they participate in Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD at the Strategic Air Command (SAC) headquarters. Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 22, 2013) Damage Controlman First Class Nathan Alberti, right, observes Hull Technician Fireman Samson Shephard and Damage Controlman Fireman Dillon Brown approach a simulated fire during an emergency drill aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19).

060702-N-9723W-023. Base: USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)

Airmen with the 114th Fighter Wing Force Support Squadron don personal protective equipment (PPE) prior to the start of their training in an effort to simulate a realistic search and recovery mission during Octobers Unit Training Assembly at Great Bear Recreation Park, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Oct. 1, 2022. The training exposed Airmen to the realities of bodily fluids and potential biohazards thanks in part to Mike Eggers, manager at the Renner Meat Locker, who donated unused pig and cow remains for the simulated mission.

Personnel dressed in chemical warfare gear adjust a safety catch line during a chemical warfare training exercise. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A US Air Force maintainer protects himself from sulfuric hydrochloric acids by wearing protective clothing and a breathing apparatus before removing vital launch parts from a Peacekeeper missile silo located at Vandenberg AFB, CA. From AIRMAN Magazine, July 2000 article "Peacekeeper 2000.". A US Air Force maintainer protects himself from sulfuric hydrochloric acids by wearing protective clothing and a breathing apparatus before removing vital launch parts from a Peacekeeper missile silo located at Vandenberg AFB, CA. From Airman Magazine, July 2000 article "Peacekeeper 2000."

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. David Gonzalez and Lance Cpl. Ashley Chavez, both chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense specialists with Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit; perform reconnaissance during a CBRN Response Element exercise on Okinawa, Japan, July 13, 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.

DN-ST-85-08665. Base: Usns Narragansett (T-ATF 167) Country: Sea Of Japan

DF-ST-87-11408. Base: Gulfport State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220730-N-IL330-2035 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 30, 2022) - Damage Controlman 3rd Class Chandler Peters, from Uhrichsville, Ohio, pulls a firefighting hose up a hatch during a flying squad drill aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), July 30, 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.

Spc. Kennedy Simpson of Toledo, Ohio, checks the leg of a mock victim in a disaster response scenario during Guardian Response 22 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Indiana, May 2, 2022. Simpson is a medic assigned to the 371st Minimal Care Detachment based in Twinsburg, Ohio. The realistic training of Guardian Response 22 sharpens Soldier skills and builds confidence that can help save lives in a true disaster.

220404-N-RB149-1015 KEFLAVIK AIR BASE, Iceland (April 4, 2022) Members of Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 1 and Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 271 test fuel during a fixed wing refueling operation as part of exercise Northern Viking 22 (NV22) on Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, April 4, 2022. Northern Viking 22 strengthens interoperability and force readiness between U.S., Iceland and Allied nations, enabling multi-domain command and control of joint and coalition in the defense of Iceland and Sea Lines of Communication in the Greenland, Iceland, United Kingdom (GIUK) gap.

050718-N-5946V-018. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040324-F-3431H-045. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

Airmen from the 139th Medical Group Homeland Response Force and Soldiers from the 737th Search and Extraction Recon Team work together during a decontamination exercise at Camp Clark, Nevada, Missouri, June 9, 2022. The Airmen and Soldiers searched and extracted casualties in a simulated decontaminated deployed environment.

120719-N-WW409-082PHILIPPINE SEA (July 19, 2012) Explosive Ordnance Disposal 1st Class David Bernhardt, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5, Platoon 503, acts as team leader in a force protection security drill aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 5, provide a combat-ready force that will protect and defend the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Asia-Pacific region.

AIRMAN Tyron Miller, attaches a holdback bar to an F/A-18 Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron Thirty-Seven (VFA-37), "Bulls", prior to launching from the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). The holdback bar holds the aircraft in place while the catapault steam system builds adequate pressure to launch the aircraft. TRUMAN is on station in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch. TRUMAN is on station in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. SOUTHERN WATCH establishes a southern no fly zone over Iraq and extends to the borders to just south of Baghdad, capital city of Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

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

US Air Force 51st Civil Engineering Squadron (CES) Fire Fighters, dressed in full protective gear, carry out personnel after they were overcome by smoke and unable to evacuate during the 2001 Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

970622-N-5121B-003. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1) Scene Major Command Shown: USS Tarawa

041108-F-5677R-001. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Airmen 1st Class Alex McClendon, 633rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron bioenvironmental engineer technician, and Wesley Michaux, 192nd Mission Support Group emergency management technician, act as an initial entry team during Integrated Base Emergency Response and Capability training at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Jan. 13, 2015. McClendon and Michaux were responsible for entering a simulated contaminated area and testing for hazardous materials.

Air crewmen remove their protective clothing in the decontamination center at the conclusion of a chemical warfare training exercise. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Members of a damage control party wear oxygen breathing apparatus while manning a fire hose during a general quarters drill aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS CARL VINSON (CVN-70). Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

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Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Justin Miller, center, from Miami, and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Ruben Romero, right, from Haven, Kansas, relay the status of a casualty to the on-scene leader Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Question Bennett, from St. Louis, all assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) air department, during a general quarters drill, Oct. 6, 2022. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) is deployed in the Atlantic Ocean, conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navys commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict-free Atlantic region.

Firefighters from the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron run to save simulated victims in an aircraft fire scenario during Beverly High 11-02, a local operational readiness exercise Jan. 19, 2011, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The exercise tested the skills and capabilities of Kadena's firefighters, security forces and flight medicine professionals, and their ability to work together during an emergency.

220613-N-TI693-1128SUEZ CANAL (June 13, 2022) Damage Controlman 1st Class Conrad Rios, left, from San Antonio, tightens the hood of a joint-service logistic integrated suit technology on Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Fred Gray IV, from Garrettsville, Ohio, during a training evolution aboard the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), June 13, 2022. Hershel Woody Williams is rotationally deployed to the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

230323-N-AR554-1015 YOKOSUKA, Japan (March 23, 2023) Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Bryan Amen, from Shawnee, Kansas, leads a fire team during a general quarters drill in the hangar bay aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), while in-port Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, March 23, 2023. 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.

021211-F-9105A-008. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

DN-SD-01-10010. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH. Base: USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Country: Red Sea

040323-F-4905S-007. Base: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

010824-F-4177H-001. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

020606-F-3715H-006. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Hunter Martin, an aviation ordnance technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12, holds chemical contamination signs during chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) training 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.

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) respond to a simulated 30 kiloton nuclear detonation during exercise Scarlet Response in Guardian Centers of Georgia, Ga, on May 19, 2022. Scarlet Response was created to physically and mentally test CBIRF personnel and the units joint partners, the 911th Technical Rescue Engineer Company in a simulated joint disaster response. Scarlet Response is designed to test every aspect of the units Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, or High-Yield Explosive response capabilities and enable its servicemembers to respond effectively and expeditiously to save the most lives.

220401-N-PG340-1114 PORT HUENEME, Calif. (April 1, 2022) Construction Mechanic Constructionman Kamren Heckman (left) and Utilitiesman 3rd Class William Ramirez, with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, participate in decontamination training for simulated chemical, biological, and radiological contaminations onboard Naval Base Ventura County Port Hueneme, California. The U.S. Navy Seabees with NMCB-5 are homeported out of Port Hueneme. They train on high-quality construction, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to execute construction and engineering projects for major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

Sailors from U.S. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command and staff from Naval Oceanographic Office conduct training while being embarked on Military Sealift Command oceanographic survey ship USNS Pathfinder (T-AGS 60). The Pathfinder is the oldest of six ships in the Pathfinder Class, and is named for Matthew Fontaine Maury, "Pathfinder of the Seas" and "Father of Modern Oceanography and Naval Meteorology." The ship was delivered to the Navy in October of 1994 and has completed over 250 survey missions. U.S. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (NMOC) directs and oversees more than 2,500 globally-distributed military and civilian personnel who collect, process and exploit environmental information to assist Fleet and Joint Commanders in all warfare areas to make better decisions faster than the adversary.

North Carolina National Guard Soldiers with the 42nd Civil Support Team work with local health and emergency officials to conduct drive-thru and walk-up COVID-19 testing for employees of a Chatham County food processing plant on April 23, 2020. This testing helps to ensure the health and safety of the plant employees and the safety of the food supply. The N.C. National Guard has been working with State Emergency Response partners COVID-19 response since March 2020. Hundreds of N.C. Army and Air Guardsmen are mobilized and working with civilian authorities across the state.

A sailor participates in a shipboard damage control drill during PACEX '89. Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Country: Unknown

U.S. Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Gillian Watkins, left, personnel support of contingency operations specialists, 114th Fighter Wing, pats down the gas mask with a decontamination cloth being worn by U.S. Air National Guard Senior Airman Julia Maassen, right, personnel support of contingency operations specialists, 114th Fighter Wing, during a simulated scud missile attack at Lobo Trident on Volk Field Air National Guard Base near Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, March 30, 2023. Lobo Trident is a large-scale readiness exercise used to demonstrate the 114th Fighter Wings capability to support adaptive operations in a contested environment.

010914-F-4692S-011. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A medical Airman helps secure her wingmans protective gear during a decontamination exercise June 23 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The chemical/biological exercise was part of required deployment training for Airmen medics. More than 60 completed the three-day training course. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

221003-N-IL330-1029 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 3, 2022) - Hull Maintenance Technician 1st Class Johnathan Jusino, from New York, fights a simulated fire during damage control training aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) Oct. 3, 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.

Tech. Sgt. Christopher Genuardi goes through breathing techniques during a gas mask fit test Nov. 21, 2014, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The fit test is used to ensure the mask will work properly during emergency situations. Genuardi is a 39th Civil Engineer Squadron heating, ventilation and air conditioning section chief.

020925-F-4177H-020. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

030303-M-6896S-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Workhorse Country: Kuwait (KWT)

050112-F-3961R-019. Base: Andersen Air Force Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA)

230213-N-NX635-1036 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 13, 2023) U.S. Navy Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Erick Rick, from Fond du Lac, Wis., mixes primer aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG) and Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (MKI ARG), with embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU), are conducting combined expeditionary strike force (ESF) operations, demonstrating unique high-end war fighting capability, maritime superiority, power projection and readiness. Operations include integrated training designed to advance interoperability between the two groups while simultaneously demonstrating the U.S. commitment to our alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region. 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.

020312-F-4177H-013. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Firemen wearing proximity suits participate in a rescue exercise. Base: K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 36th Medical Group examine a patient during an operational readiness exercise at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 15, 2022. The operational readiness exercise involved training scenarios that prepared Airmen to conduct various base functions in a high risk environment.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During a simulated launch countdown_emergency simulation on Launch Pad 39A, the rescue team carries injured astronaut-suited workers into an M-113 armored personnel carrier for transport away from the pad. The four-hour exercise simulated normal launch countdown operations, with the added challenge of a fictitious event causing an evacuation of the vehicle and launch pad. It tested the teams rescue approaches on the Fixed Service Structure, slidewire basket evacuation, triage care and transportation of injured personnel to hospitals, as well as communications and coordination.

DF-ST-87-09563. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Base: Camp Page Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Members of the 35th Civil Support Team, West Virginia National Guard, and the Charleston Fire Department rip off a mock victims shirt in preparation for decontamination Apr. 30, 2019 at Laidley Field, Charleston, W.Va. Joint training between military and civilian capacities allow both assets to bring new things to the table to help increase knowledge in their skills as well as creating a better military to community relationship.

U.S. Marine Corps chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense defense specialists from units across III Marine Expeditionary Force conduct decontamination drills 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. Army Sgt. Roderick Nool, 66th Military Police Company out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Tacoma, Wa., notionally disinfects a role-player as part of a decontamination line exercise during Guardian Response 22, May 8, 2022 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind. Guardian Response 22 is an annual homeland emergency response exercise designed to sharpen skills, boost capabilities and improve mission readiness of the units assigned to the Department of Defenses CBRN Response Enterprise.

Alabama National Guard, Task Force 31, Soldiers, and Airmen disinfect Bill Nichols State Veterans Home in Alexander City, Alabama, April 18, 2020.

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