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United States Marines and Sailors with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) conduct training during Scarlett Response 2020 at Guardian Centers, Perry, Ga., from June 15 – 19, 2020. The purpose of Scarlett Response is to give CBIRF personnel realistic training scenarios in order to maintain the highest state of readiness, so if called upon CBIRF can provide expeditious and effective aid. (Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Kristian Karsten)

Scarlet Reponse 2020

Scarlet Response 2020

U.S. Sailor Lt. Cmdr. Tyrone Robinson, Senior Medical Officer for Chemcial Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF), addresses the battalion aboard Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Md., on March 10, 2020. The battalion was given a brief on the most up to date information about Corona Virus. (Official U.S. Marine Corps. photo by Lance Cpl. Blakely Graham)

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U.S. Marines with the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) conduct a combat fitness test (CFT) aboard Naval Support Activity Indian Head, Maryland on Dec 20, 2019. Marines are required to run their CFT to test their overall fitness would be in a combat situation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt Kristian Karsten/released)

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Chemical Biological Incident Response Force Mission

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.

CBIRF News

Return to Work Guidelines (COVID-19) March 19, 2020 — To help prevent the spread of 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the community, Department of Defense (DoD) Commanders in coordination with medical experts have instituted transmission-based precautions. Transmission-based precautions include stay home from work policy, restriction of movement (ROM), quarantine, and isolation. Personnel who MORE

Health Protection Condition (HPCON) March 19, 2020 — Health Protection Condition (HPCON) Trigger and Recommended Actions Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Department of Defense (DoD) Public Health Emergency Management policy (DoDI 6200.03) assigns Health Protection Condition (HPCON) levels to codify approaches to disease outbreaks given the severity of disease and level of disease MORE

What to do if you think you have COVID -19 March 19, 2020 — What to do if you think you have COVID -19 MORE

DOD FAQ – TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS March 19, 2020 — DOD Guidance on Military travel and restrictions. (As of March 18, 2020, 1:30 p.m.) MORE

Capital Shield 19 September 23, 2019 — Marines from The Chemical Biological Incident Response Force train during Exercise Capital Shield Sept 3-6, in Maryland to increase their speed of response. MORE

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Maryland Youth Impact Program 2017

Marines with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, CBIRF, participated in this year's Maryland Youth Impact Program that took place at the University of Maryland from July 10th to the 21st in College Park Md. The Youth Impact Program is a leadership development program who partners with universities, public school teachers and military service members across the United States to promote a positive development in low-income, urban based, at-risk middle school students in which the Marines provided an extra sense of discipline and order to the students while participating in reading, writing and math activities as well as giving life skills classes in the mornings. In the afternoons the students participated in Marine Corps physical training, pt, sessions, as well as a football tournament coached by the University of Maryland football players. (Official U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Maverick S. Mejia/RELEASED)

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