HONORS
Meritorious Unit Commendation streamer with
two bronze stars
National Defense service streamer with one
bronze star
Global War on Terrorism service streamer
LINEAGE
April
1996
CBIRF activated at Camp Lejeune, North
Carolina, as Chemical Biological Incident Response
Force and assigned to II Marine Expeditionary Force.
Summer
2000
CBIRF relocated To Naval Support Facility Indian
Head, Maryland.
October
2001
CBIRF participated in response To the
Anthrax Crisis in Washington, D.C.
October
2001
CBIRF reassigned to 4th Marine Expeditionary
Brigade (Anti-Terrorism).
April
2002
CBIRF participated in response to a tornado
in La Plata, Maryland.
February
2004
CBIRF participated in response to the Ricin
Crisis in Washington, D.C.
February
2006
4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade
(Anti-Terrorism) deactivated.
CBIRF reassigned to II Marine Expeditionary Force
April
2011
CBIRF participated in response to Japan
tsunami/ Fukushima nuclear disaster
Operation Tomodachi.
June
2015
CBIRF reassigned to U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command.