Military Readiness Exercises

Airmen and soldiers in protective gear during readiness drills, displaying a focus on safety and tactical operations in various environments.

U.S. Marines Cpl. Felix Lopez Saenz, left, and Lance Cpl. Bailey Morris, both airborne and air delivery specialists with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, adjust each other's gas masks while conducting Individual Protective Equipment Confidence Exercise qualificationat Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, June 8, 2022. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III MEF’s comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

Staff Sgt. Matthew Plizga, 911th Security Forces Squadron patrolmen, listens to a radio for instructions during Exercise Steel Dragon at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Sept. 10, 2022. Exercise Steel Dragon was a four-day long readiness inspection that tested the capabilities to deploy Airmen effectively and effeciently from the 911th Airlift Wing.

US Air Force Airmen of the 8th Communications Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, help each other remove the hood/mask and gloves of their Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear, inside the Contaminant Control Area, during the Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). The 8th Fighter Wings personnel are being evaluated on their wartime capabilities during their ORI. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

010419-F-7253S-004. Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

030626-F-2922M-011. Base: Truax Field State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

US Air Force Airmen of the 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea Wing help each other takeoff the contaminated over-garments of their Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear at the Contaminant Control Area during their Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). The 8th Fighter Wings personnel are being evaluated on their wartime capabilities during their ORI. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

020425-F-9528H-017. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE 2002 Base: Valdez State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines Cpl. Felix Lopez Saenz, left, and Lance Cpl. Bailey Morris, both airborne and air delivery specialists with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, adjust each other's gas masks while conducting Individual Protective Equipment Confidence Exercise qualificationat Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, June 8, 2022. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III MEF’s comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

040716-M-3717S-016. Subject Operation/Series: FUJI INCREMENTAL TRAINING PROGRAM (FITP) 2004 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Basic Cadets from the Class of 2026 undergo training for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive materials (CBRNE) during Basic Cadet Training at the U.S. Air Force Academy's Jacks Valley in Colorado Springs, Colo., on July 13, 2022. Basic Cadet Training (BCT) is a six-week indoctrination program to guide the transformation of new cadets from being civilians to military academy cadets prepared to enter a four-year officer commissioning program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Trevor Cokley)

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

970621-N-3962B-002. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1)

An airman wearing full nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) protective gear stands by with a FIM-92 Stinger missile during a simulated chemical attack conducted as part of the joint South Korean/U.S. Exercise Team Spirit '91. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '91 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea(KOR)

DF-ST-85-04992. Subject Operation/Series: CORNET GAUNTLET '83 Base: Rygge Air Station Country: Norway (NOR)

paintball field, Paintball Aventura Marratxi, Marratxi, Majorca, Spain.

Airmen with the 124th Security Forces Squadron manage an angry mob during a simulated protest at Idaho State Correctional Institution Apr. 06, 2022, Kuna, Idaho. Participating Airmen were part of Idahos Quick Reaction Force which can be utilized by the governor to rapidly respond to developing situations.

1st Cavalry Division Troopers execute the chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear reaction portion of the Best Squad Competition at Fort Hood, Tx, May 10.

Candidates participating for the Expert Field Medical Badge practice donning and removing protective gear used during Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear attacks, for the standardization phase of the EFMB on Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 30, 2018. The first week of testing introduces the candidates to all the tasks that theyll be expected to complete to earn the coveted badge. The EFMB was established to showcase and recognize medical Soldiers for their exceptional skill level and competence in the medical field. The testing consists of a written exam, land navigation, three separate combat testing lanes and concludes with a 12-mile ruck march.

Soldiers assigned to 501st CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear) Company - Tech Escort, 23d CBRNE (CBRN and Explosives) Battalion, 2ID Sustainment Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division conduct sensitive site assessment and exploitation combined training with Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, and ROKA's 136th Capital Mechanized Infantry Battalion on January 10th, 2024 at the Combined Arms Collective Training Facility (CACTF), Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, South Korea. U.S. forces work alongside the ROK Army to ensure smooth interoperability during real-world responses to CBRNE incidents.

Four soldiers wearing gas masks and holding rifles

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Gary Ledford (Right) 305th Operations Support Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, buddy checks AIRMAN First Class Dan Llewellyn of the 32th Air Refueling Squadron, McGuire AFB, during MOBEX (Mobilization Exercise). MOBEX is a mobility training exercise that simulates combat readiness and deployments. The exercise took place at McGuire AFB, NJ, on June 14th, 2000. Subject Operation/Series: MOBEX Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Anthony Harris (left) and Senior Airman Thomas cook (right), maintainers with the 167th Maintenance Group, check each others gear during a simulated chemical environment training at the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, West Virginia, June 10, 2022. This training included maintainers, loadmasters, pilots and other personnel to simulate the process of preparing, loading and flying the aircraft while in a hazardous chemical environment.

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

U.S. Army engineers assigned to 911th Technical Rescue Engineer Company (TREC) train at a modular urban training site at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Virginia, April 28, 2022. The purpose of the training is to validate platoons on supporting collective rescue tasks, enhance mission readiness postures and prepare the 911th TREC for mission essential task validation during Exercise Capital Shield 2022.

Third Battalion recruits wear M-171A chemical-biological masks as they prepare to enter the gas chamber. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Polish soldiers with the 4th Chemical Regiment run a personnel decontamination point during a joint training with U.S. Soldiers assigned to 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 10, 2022. The 3/4th ABCT is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Dylon Baker, a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear defense specialist with Headquarters Company, Headquarters Battalion, 3d Marines Division, conducts reconnaissance as part of a combined CBRN training exercise during Balikatan 22, on Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, April 1, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Balikatan 22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation.

020806-F-7685A-025. Subject Operation/Series: CRISIS REACH 02-19B Base: Savannah International Airport State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Marine with Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) prepares to take a drink from his canteen in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) Gear during a training exercise Camp Doha, Kuwait during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The Marine is dressed in his Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST), wearing an M40 Chemical-Biological Field Mask with a C2A1 filter canister. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Doha Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF

Marines from the 1ST Battalion, of the Eighth wearing M-40 Gas Masks, armed with M16-A2 rifles and an M240 Grenade Launcher form a defensive position during URBAN WARRIOR. Subject Operation/Series: URBAN WARRIOR Base: Camp Dawson, Kingwood State: West Virginia (WV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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

Staff Sgt. Timothy Wright, member of the 94th Security Forces Squadron, assists fellow squadron member Airman 1st Class Nicholas Yothbounpheng with suiting up in Mission Oriented Protective Posture gear at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. Sept. 23, 2022. Dobbins ARB hosted, coordinated, and participated in a base-wide exercise, called United Forces 22-01, from Sept. 19-25 to test readiness capabilities.

040716-M-3717S-002. Subject Operation/Series: FUJI INCREMENTAL TRAINING PROGRAM (FITP) 2004 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

031012-F-9105A-013. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

US Air Force MASTER Sergeant Timothy Frese, 8th Communications Squadron, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea wearing Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear uses a Chemical Agent Monitor to checks AIRMAN First Class Scott Bachand, before her removes his MCU-2P gas mask. MSGT Frese and A1C Bachand are both part of Kunsan's Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

51st Civil Engineering (CES), personnel take cover in their reverse osmosis water purification unit (ROPU) as they wait for a SCUD attack to end during Operational Readiness Inspection at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Air Force 509th Bomb Wing Security Forces members check equipment during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Sept. 14, 2022. Airmen routinely check their CBRN equipment to validate its operability.

Two U.S. army soldiers operate a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) in full chemical warfare gear during chemical warfare training at McGregor Range, New Mexico, prior to the start of Roving Sands '96, the U.S. military's largest annual joint air defense training. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '96 Base: Mcgregor Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

British soldier in full NBC protection gear and a S6 respirator.

Corporal Anthony R. Blanco a Combat Correspondent with the Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF), photographs an Australian successfully getting a drink of water from his canteen while in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear. The Australian is wearing his MKIV No1 Nuclear Biological Chemical (NBC) Suit with Avon FM12 Mask. Behind him a Marine in his Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST), wearing an M40 Chemical-Biological Field Mask with a C2A1 filter canister, makes adjustments to the Australian's gear. In the background evaluator, Sergeant Robert T. Mawson prepares to return a stray Basketball. The Marines and Australians are .... Complete Scene Caption: Corporal Anthony R. Blanco a Combat Correspondent with the Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF), photographs an Australian successfully getting a drink of water from his canteen while in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear. The Australian is wearing his MKI

010502-F-4338B-009. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

DEU Germany: Exercise of a SWAT Team Hemer on a special police training ground.

A member from the Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team East (MSRTE) conducts Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) Defense Training in U.S. Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England's area of responsibility on August 23, 2022. Using role players and a local ferry, members of MSRT East are tasked to interdict and board the vessel in order to verify and seize threat personnel and materials to safeguard U.S. Ports and/or critical facilities.

030320-M-4419R-008. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

An exercise post attack reconnaissance team identifies a simulated unexploded ordinance (UXO), cordons the UXO and sweeps the surrounding area during a readiness training exercise on Oct 14, 2022 at the 177th Fighter Wing, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. The exercise is designed to test the wing's operational readiness in a deployed environment.

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.

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), assess damage during a base recovery after attack training (BRAAT) exercise at Guardian Center, Georgia, Nov. 6, 2022. The BRAAT drill provided MWSS-273 with a realistic training environment that enhanced their ability to coordinate as a squadron to assess the damage after an attack on an airfield and develop a plan on how to maintain operational status.

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

010124-F-6701P-005. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Tech. Sgt. Kyle Lyon, 355th Civil Engineering Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, puts on a bomb suit at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Aug. 17. This exercise was a part of Bushwhacker 22-04.

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Scott Bachand helps STAFF Sergeant Brian Gracey remove the protective boots from his Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear inside the Contaminant Control Area during an Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). The 8th Fighter Wings personnel at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea are being evaluated on their wartime capabilities during their ORI. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

040421-M-1132B-202. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MCB Camp Lejeune

Newport News Shipbuilding contractor Tyquan Young, from New York, removes MIG welding wire from a tool bag on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), in Newport News, Virginia, Oct. 5, 2022. The John C. Stennis is in Newport News Shipyard working alongside NNS, NAVSEA and contractors conducting Refueling and Complex Overhaul as part of the mission to deliver the warship back in the fight, on time and on budget, to resume its duty of defending the United States.

060114-A-5745M-053. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Army Sgt. John Owen, religious affairs non-commissioned officer-in-charge for the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, clears his M50 Gas Mask during a training exercise at Camp Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 20, 2022.The Chemical, Biological, Radioactive and Nuclear (CBRN) training required the Soldiers to be exposed to a mild and benign chemical irritant in order to build confidence in using their M50 Gas Mask.

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During the quarterly 39th Wing Readiness Day at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Michael Dealy, US Air Force AIRMAN Gerald Allen and US Air Force Technical Sergeant Walter Cook, dressed in chemical gear, process through station one, the boot wash, to decontaminate their boots, before moving to Station two. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

220721-N-VO895-1227NORFOLK, Va. (July 21, 2022) - Sailors assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) practice decontamination procedures while taking care of a simulated patient during a general quarters drill in a decontamination station, July 21, 2022. Bataan is homeported at Naval Station Norfolk.

U.S. Marine Corps Combat Logistic Battalion (CLB) 453, Aurora, Colo., exit the CS gas chamber to clear their protective equipment. Once outside they decontaminate and learn how to safely remove their protective equipment on Aug. 11, 2022 during Northern Strike at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center in Grayling, Mich. Northern Strike is designated to challenge over 7,400 service members with multiple forms of training that advances interoperability across multicomponent, multinational and interagency partners.

010502-F-4338B-017. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

060330-N-4166B-089. Base: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)

040824-F-6123A-003. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

An Indiana Air National Guardsman, assigned to the 122nd Fighter, Wing drinks water from a canteen at the Fort Wayne Air National Guard base, Fort Wayne, Indiana July 14, 2022. Members of the 122nd FW dressed in level four mission-oriented protective posture gear to test their readiness during a large-scale exercise.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 140th Wing conduct a post attack reconnaissance (PAR) sweep during Operation Thundercat at Buckley Space Force Base, Aurora, Colo., Sept. 23, 2022. Operation Thundercat is a four day exercise that provides a simulated environment that allows Airmen to practice real-world warfighting capabilities.

050111-F-1740G-005. Base: Katunayake Air Force Base Country: Sri Lanka (LKA)

U.S. Marines assigned to 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division ensure proper donning of Mission Oriented Protective Posture level 3 gear for a mass casualty decontamination drill during Artillery Relocation Training Program 22.1 at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Hijudai Training Area, Japan, April 25, 2022. The skills developed at ARTP increase the proficiency and readiness of the only permanently forward-deployed artillery unit in the Marine Corps, enabling them to provide precision indirect fires.

050510-N-4309A-061. Complete Scene Caption: US Navy (USN) Hull Maintenance Technician Second Class (HT2) Carl Harris (left) waits patiently as USN CHIEF Electronics Technician (ETC) Ronald Olmsted assembles his EOD-8 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Suit during a training evolution (session). Members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Mobile Unit Four Detachment 12 recently conducted a Final Evaluation Phase (FEP) of training to simulate operations the team may experience while supporting maritime security operations (MSO). MSO set the conditions for security and stability in the maritime environment, complement the counter-terrorism and security efforts of regional nations, and denies international terrorists use of the maritime environment as a venue for attack or to transport personnel, weapons, or other material during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Country: Bahrain (BHR) Scene Major Command Shown: EOD Mobile Unit Four

Members of the 55th Air Defense Artillery (ADA) use a field phone to get coordinates during convoy operations. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '91 Base: Musumak Country: Korea

A Czech Special Forces member secures a simulated crash site during Emerald Warrior 22.1 at Eglin Range, Florida, May 3, 2022. Emerald Warrior focuses on U.S. and partner nation relationships while emphasizing joint force interoperability.

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

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Capt. Jacob Melendez, right, and other Soldiers assigned to the 35th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion prepare to enter a gas chamber during a training event at the Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, June 23, 2022. More than 60 Soldiers participated in the training, as part of a larger effort to increase readiness in the battalion.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Crenshaw (left), and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Frank McCall, 8th Healthcare Operations Squadron bioenvironmental engineering technicians, read a M265 detector kit during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 14, 2022. The detector kit tests for various chemical warfare agents to help narrow down the type of chemical attack.

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 11, 2012) Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) prepare to fight a simulated fire in the hangar bay during a general quarters drill. George Washington and embarked 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.

021211-F-1443F-003. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

041026-F-3431H-008. Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BULLDOG 04-04 Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

041018-F-9429S-001. Base: Alpena State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airmen, armed with M-16 rifles, guard an F-4C Phantom II aircraft during chemical warfare training, part of Exercise Coronet Cactus. Subject Operation/Series: CORONET CACTUS Base: Raf Leeming Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

U.S. Army Spc. John English, assigned to 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, pulls supplies on a snow machine as part of Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-02 at Donnelly Training Area, Alaska, Feb. 11, 2024. JPMRC 24-02, executed in Alaska with its world-class training facilities and its harsh Arctic environment, builds Soldiers and leaders into a cohesive team of skilled, tough, alert, and adaptive warriors capable of fighting and winning anywhere in the world. Army

010515-F-4338B-004. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 36th Medical Group prepare a decontamination tent 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.

Airmen assigned to the 178th Wing participate in a base-wide exercise March 31, 2023, Springfield Air National Guard base, Springfield, Ohio. he base-wide exercise focuses on the expeditionary skills necessary to operate outside of enduring locations.

A member of the 23rd Tactical Air Support Squadron wears an M-17 chemical-biological field mask while helping a pilot with his flight helmet during Third Look '85, a mobility exercise. Subject Operation/Series: THIRD LOOK '85 Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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

Senior Airman Andrew McClure, 188th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management specialist, left, hands Airman Jessie Molesi, 188th CES emergency management specialist, a sample jar during a chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear site survey training at the Sagami General Depot, Japan. This training allows ANG members to integrate with an active-duty component and practice agile combat employment techniques at an overseas location.

060702-N-9723W-021. Base: USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kyle Gunderson, a firefighter assigned to the 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, prepares to put his helmet on at a demonstration on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 13, 2022. The fire safety demonstration was held to familiarize children with the appearance of a fully equipped firefighter and explain basic fire safety.

Air Commandos attended a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear survival skills class at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 4, 2017. The skills taught during CBRN Survival Skills prepare Air Commandos for the possibility of a CBRN related attack. Without it, Airmen could be left vulnerable to terrorist or state use of CBRN weapons. The CBRN Survival Skills class teaches Air Commandos how to properly inspect, don and wear the Chemical Protective Overgarment in case of a chemical warfare related attack.

Special forces operators in black uniforms in action.

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Senior Airman Eusaybia Parker wears her M50 gas mask during an ability to survive and operate training class on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 20, 2018. The class included decontamination procedures, self-aid and buddy care and proper wear of the M50 gas mask. Parker is assigned to the 108th Wings Maintenance Operations Flight.

011023-F-1545M-001. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

030218-M-4419R-010. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

010804-F-0639B-006. Base: Hancock Air National Guard Base State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF), scan a simulated nuclear detonation training area for radiation and notional casualties during Scarlet Response 2022 at Guardian Centers of Georgia, Georgia, May 19, 2022. CBIRFs initial response forces will deploy a primary assessment team to gather intelligence for follow-on search and rescue operations in the event of a nuclear detonation. Scarlet Response 2022 is designed to physically and mentally test CBIRF personnel and the units joint partners, the 911th Technical Rescue Engineer Company, in a simulated joint disaster response.

020130-F-1705S-003. Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BULLDOG Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (June 20, 2013) Sailors assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 3 participate in a chemical, biological and radiological attack during a unit-level training and readiness assessment to ensure the unit is ready to deploy.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Leskarof Garcia, left, training non-commissioned officer of 39th Strategic Signal Battalion, checks the fitting of a mask during Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear defense training, on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, March 16, 2023. In order to stay proficient on their CBRN equipment and procedures the unit conducted training to ensure readiness and fulfill their annual requirements.

U.S. Reconnaissance Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to dive during a diving exercise at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, May 9, 2022. The Marines conducted diving repetitions to maintain proficiency as combatant divers. 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.

Sgt. Taylor Ramsey, a tactical power generator specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, gets help sealing her field protective gas mask by Sgt. Brianna Huerta, a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives (CBRNE) specialist assigned to HHBN, 4th Inf. Div., April 26, 2022, during CBRNE training at Fort Carson, Colorado. Training for CBRNE defense is an event in which Soldiers are exposed to orthochlorobenzalmalononitrile (CS) gas agents to familiarize themselves with the use of a field protective gas mask.

A U.S. Army Trooper assigned to 3d Cavalry Regiment assumes a kneeling position with a dummy rifle while testing newly designed chemical, biological, radiation, and nuclear protection equipment Dec. 8, 2022, at Fort Hood, Texas.

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