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Small Town Roots Grows Humble Hero

Sgt. Jeremy C. Lattimer grew up in the quiet town of Ashtabula, Ohio a far cry from the battle hardened Helmand Province in Afghanistan. Nevertheless, from a young age it was apparent that Lattimer had a passion for the military with a mindset that would benefit not only him but also the Marines he would one day lead and earn him the Bronze Star

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Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Md. – Cpl. Kevin M. Halfman, Initial Response Force A, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, greats his little girl after returning home from a month long deployment in support of Operation Tomodachi. The Marines of IRF A Deployed to Japan after a catastrophic earthquake and soon after tsunami shook the country and critically damaging the nuclear power plant Fukushima Dai-ichi. (Photo By Sgt. Frances L. Goch)(Released) - Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Md. – Cpl. Kevin M. Halfman, Initial Response Force A, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, greats his little girl after returning home from a month long deployment in support of Operation Tomodachi. The Marines of IRF A Deployed to Japan after a catastrophic earthquake and soon after tsunami shook the country and critically damaging the nuclear power plant Fukushima Dai-ichi. (Photo By Sgt. Frances L. Goch)(Released)

Marines, Sailors return from disaster relief deployment

Friends, families and co-workers greeted the Marines and sailors of Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, Initial Response Force “A” who returned home from a month long deployment to Japan in support of Operation Tomodachi, this week. The Marines and sailors of IRF “A” deployed to Japan on April 2 after March’s disastrous earthquake and

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Marines with the Chemical, Biological Incident Response Force, don their Mission Oriented Protective Posture suits prior to a bilateral demonstration at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 23. The Marines of CBIRF and the Japan Ground Self Defense Forces demonstrated their collective ability to work together in a chemical, biological or nuclear event to Japan's Minister of Defense Toshimi Kitazawa and Air Force Lt. Gen. Burton M. Field, commander of the Joint Support Force and the United States Forces, Japan.::r::::n::::r::::n::::r::::n:: - Marines with the Chemical, Biological Incident Response Force, don their Mission Oriented Protective Posture suits prior to a bilateral demonstration at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 23. The Marines of CBIRF and the Japan Ground Self Defense Forces demonstrated their collective ability to work together in a chemical, biological or nuclear event to Japan's Minister of Defense Toshimi Kitazawa and Air Force Lt. Gen. Burton M. Field, commander of the Joint Support Force and the United States Forces, Japan.::r::::n::::r::::n::::r::::n::

Marines, JSDF showcase skills to Japan’s Minister of Defense

On March 11, a level 9.0 earthquake rocked Japan and the tsunami which followed wreaked havoc on the north eastern coast of Japan. It killed thousands and displaced many more. The tsunami leveled towns leaving only building foundations in some areas and moved cars as if they were toys. In the wake of the tsunami, the Fukushima Dai-ichi power plant

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STUMP NECK ANNEX, Md. (April 6, 2011) Lt.Gen. John Paxton Jr., Commanding General for II Marine Expeditionary Force (l.), is briefed on the equipment used by CBIRF's Incident Response Teams to conduct downrange sampling and processing. (U.S. Navy photo by Gary Wagner/Released) - STUMP NECK ANNEX, Md. (April 6, 2011) Lt.Gen. John Paxton Jr., Commanding General for II Marine Expeditionary Force (l.), is briefed on the equipment used by CBIRF's Incident Response Teams to conduct downrange sampling and processing. (U.S. Navy photo by Gary Wagner/Released)

II MEF Commanding General visits CBIRF

Lt. Gen. John Paxton Jr., commanding general for II Marine Expeditionary Force, visited the Marine Corps Chemical Biological Incident Response Force at Naval Support Facility, Indian Head recently for a brief on the command’s current operations and to get a first-hand look at its capabilities. Paxton’s visit on April 6 came on the heels of the

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Lt. Col. Charles Long, executive officer, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force, works to move a piece of concrete using cribbing and shoring techniques at the final practical application for students, during the CBIRF Basic Operations Course, at Navy Annex Stump Neck, Md., July 30, 2009. Marines and sailors who attended the CBOC learned various techniques for search and extraction during potential chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosive incidents. - Lt. Col. Charles Long, executive officer, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force, works to move a piece of concrete using cribbing and shoring techniques at the final practical application for students, during the CBIRF Basic Operations Course, at Navy Annex Stump Neck, Md., July 30, 2009. Marines and sailors who attended the CBOC learned various techniques for search and extraction during potential chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosive incidents.

CBIRF Marines, sailors: One in the same

When the Marines and sailors of the Marine Corps’ Chemical Biological Incident Response Force go to work outfitted in dark navy blue jumpsuits, red helmets and knee pads, there is no rank differentiation and hard to tell them apart.Such was the case when members of CBIRF, including its new executive officer, completed their final practical

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