Stories

Sulphur dioxide from a fire at the Al-Mishraq sulfur plant travels over Qayyarah Airfield West, Iraq, Oct. 25, 2016. Marines with an Advise and Assist Team with the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command were deployed to the area when the fire was burning. The Marines of the A&A Team were able to overcome these conditions and continue operating due to their CBRN training. U.S. Marines receive this training throughout their careers and before deploying in order to effectively respond to an attack and continue accomplishing the mission. - Sulphur dioxide from a fire at the Al-Mishraq sulfur plant travels over Qayyarah Airfield West, Iraq, Oct. 25, 2016. Marines with an Advise and Assist Team with the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command were deployed to the area when the fire was burning. The Marines of the A&A Team were able to overcome these conditions and continue operating due to their CBRN training. U.S. Marines receive this training throughout their careers and before deploying in order to effectively respond to an attack and continue accomplishing the mission.

Marines pass the decontamination line to enter a building contaminated with black mold at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 17. Once inside, the Marines identified other potentially dangerous substances as part of Chemical, Biological, Radioactive and Nuclear Assessment and Consequence Management training. The training included CBRN defense specialists and other Marines from Headquarters Regiment, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, who learned how to perform decontamination procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel). - Marines pass the decontamination line to enter a building contaminated with black mold at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 17. Once inside, the Marines identified other potentially dangerous substances as part of Chemical, Biological, Radioactive and Nuclear Assessment and Consequence Management training. The training included CBRN defense specialists and other Marines from Headquarters Regiment, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, who learned how to perform decontamination procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel).