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Chemical Biological Incident Response Force

U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command

Indian Head, MD
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Sgt. Maj. Ronald L. Green, the 18th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, speaks to Greenwood, Indiana- native Cpl. Joshua N. Kelly, a radio operator with communications section, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) during an Initial Response Force static display in the battalion assembly room at CBIRF Headquarters, Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Feb. 18, 2016. Green visited the Marines, sailors and civilians with CBIRF at Naval Support Facility Indian Head and Raymond M. Downey Responder Training Facility. During Green’s visit, he received a CBIRF brief given by the CBIRF Commanding Officer, Col. Stephen E. Redifer, viewed a static display of an Initial Response Force set-up, talked to CBIRF personnel, toured the Downey Responder Training Facility and had lunch with CBIRF staff noncommissioned officers. When directed, CBIRF forward-deploys and/or responds with minimal warning to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive (CBRNE) threat or event in order to assist local, state, or federal agencies and the geographic combatant commanders in the conduct of CBRNE response or consequence management operations, providing capabilities for command and control; agent detection and identification; search, rescue, and decontamination; and emergency medical care for contaminated personnel. (Official USMC Photo by Sgt. Santiago G. Colon Jr./RELEASED)
160218-M-QB428-358.JPG Photo By: Sgt. Santiago G. Colon Jr.

Feb 23, 2016
NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY INDIAN HEAD, Md. - Sgt. Maj. Ronald L. Green, the 18th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, speaks to Greenwood, Indiana- native Cpl. Joshua N. Kelly, a radio operator with communications section, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) during an Initial Response Force static display in the battalion assembly room at CBIRF Headquarters, Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Feb. 18, 2016. Green visited the Marines, sailors and civilians with CBIRF at Naval Support Facility Indian Head and Raymond M. Downey Responder Training Facility. During Green’s visit, he received a CBIRF brief given by the CBIRF Commanding Officer, Col. Stephen E. Redifer, viewed a static display of an Initial Response Force set-up, talked to CBIRF personnel, toured the Downey Responder Training Facility and had lunch with CBIRF staff noncommissioned officers. When directed, CBIRF forward-deploys and/or responds with minimal warning to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive (CBRNE) threat or event in order to assist local, state, or federal agencies and the geographic combatant commanders in the conduct of CBRNE response or consequence management operations, providing capabilities for command and control; agent detection and identification; search, rescue, and decontamination; and emergency medical care for contaminated personnel. (Official USMC Photo by Sgt. Santiago G. Colon Jr./RELEASED)


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