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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jeffery P. Van, Joint Task Force-Civil Support (JTF-CS) Commander, visits the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) in order to see CBIRF’s capabilities first hand at the Downey Responder Training Facility, on Naval Support Facility Indian Head Stump Neck Annex Md., on October 15, 2020. In the event of an incident, CBIRF could fall under the JTF-CS chain of command in order to provide expeditious humanitarian aid to the National Capital Region and abroad. (Official United States Marine Corps photo by SSgt Kristian S. Karsten/Released)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jeffery P. Van Visits CBIRF

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jeffery P. Van visits CBIRF

United States Marines and Sailors conduct a joint operation exercise aboard Naval Support Facility Indian Head and Naval Support Facility Indian Head from Sept. 15 – 17, 2020. Capital Shield demonstrates how the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force can expeditiously deploy along with the United States Navy in an amphibious capacity in support of a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or high yield explosive incident. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Blakely Graham)

Scarlet Response 2020

U.S. Marine Col. Donald J. Riley Jr., Commanding Officer for Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF), poses with Petty Officer 3rd Class Malik Jones, a corpsman with CBIRF aboard Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Md., on March 4th, 2020. Petty Officer 3rd Class Jones was meritoriously promoted because he has proven himself to be above his peers. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Blakely Graham/released)

Promotion

United States Marines and Sailors with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) participate in cold weather training during Operation Arctic Eagle aboard Fort Wainewright, Ak. on Feb. 25, 2020. CBIRF conducted this training to practice responding in the extreme cold. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Blakely Graham/Released)

Artic Eagle

Artic Eagle 2020

U.S. Marines with the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) receive a brief from U.S. Army Maj. Gen Omar J. Jones IV, Commanding General, Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region, The U.S. Army Military District of Washington, while providing support to the 2020 State of the Union address in the District of Columbia, on Feb 4, 2020. CBIRF was positioned to provide swift and robust support to the U.S. Capitol Police and the United States Secret Service in the event of a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, or High-yield Explosive incident during the State of the Union. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt Kristian Karsten/released)

U.S. Marines support SOTUA

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.

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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jeffery P. Van, Joint Task Force-Civil Support (JTF-CS) Commander, visits the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) October 22, 2020 — U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jeffery P. Van, Joint Task Force-Civil Support (JTF-CS) Commander, visits the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) in order to see CBIRF’s capabilities first hand at the Downey Responder Training Facility, on Naval Support Facility Indian Head Stump Neck Annex Md., on October 15, 2020. In the event of an incident, CBIRF could fall under the JTF-CS chain of command in order to provide expeditious humanitarian aid to the National Capital Region and abroad. (Official United States Marine Corps photo by SSgt Kristian S. Karsten/Released) More photos here: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/6397285/maj-gen-van-visit MORE

Capital Shield 2020 October 16, 2020 — U.S. Marines and Sailors with the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force conduct a Landing Craft Air Cushion exercise to transport vehicles, equipment and personnel from Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Md., to Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Sep. 17, 2020. CBIRF was activated in April of 1996 by Gen. Charles C. Krulak, 31st Commandant of the Marine Corps, to counter the effects of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear incidents. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Paige M. Verry) MORE

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

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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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