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Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) Marines go through a decontamination area during a national level mass casualty drill at Camp Horizon, outside of Bellingham May 6. CBIRF honed their skills this week with members of the local emergency services on casualty search and extraction, decontamination, medical stabilization, and High-Yield explosive consequence management. - Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) Marines go through a decontamination area during a national level mass casualty drill at Camp Horizon, outside of Bellingham May 6. CBIRF honed their skills this week with members of the local emergency services on casualty search and extraction, decontamination, medical stabilization, and High-Yield explosive consequence management.

Lance Cpl. Jammy Oneta (middle left), litter bearer, Motor Transportation Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company and Sgt. William Tribley (middle right), litter bearer, Decontamination Platoon, watch as Will Villanueva (left) and Scott Jackson (right), local emergency medical technicians, load a simulated casualty onto a stretcher during exercise Ardent Sentry 08. Throughout the exercise, CBIRF Marines worked with local Bellingham responders honing their skills on mitigating a toxic industrial chemical release together. The exercise is the annual North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command Defense Support of Civil Authorities exercise incorporated into National Level Exercise 2-08. - Lance Cpl. Jammy Oneta (middle left), litter bearer, Motor Transportation Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company and Sgt. William Tribley (middle right), litter bearer, Decontamination Platoon, watch as Will Villanueva (left) and Scott Jackson (right), local emergency medical technicians, load a simulated casualty onto a stretcher during exercise Ardent Sentry 08. Throughout the exercise, CBIRF Marines worked with local Bellingham responders honing their skills on mitigating a toxic industrial chemical release together. The exercise is the annual North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command Defense Support of Civil Authorities exercise incorporated into National Level Exercise 2-08.

Cpl. Alexandro Gachupin, litter bearer, and Sgt. Jorge Diaz, extractor, both with Decontamination Platoon, Company B, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force, ensure a simulated casualty who cannot walk is safely put on the decontamination line May 4 during exercise Ardent Sentry 08. The exercise is the annual North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command Defense Support of Civil Authorities exercise incorporated into NLE 2-08., - Cpl. Alexandro Gachupin, litter bearer, and Sgt. Jorge Diaz, extractor, both with Decontamination Platoon, Company B, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force, ensure a simulated casualty who cannot walk is safely put on the decontamination line May 4 during exercise Ardent Sentry 08. The exercise is the annual North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command Defense Support of Civil Authorities exercise incorporated into NLE 2-08.,

Cpl. Victor Alfonso Alejandretapia (right), personnel clerk, Headquarters and Service Company, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force, talks about his experience in the Marine Corps and becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen with Luisa Fernanda Montero, an associate producer with the Hispanic Communications Network here April 14. Alejandretapia joined to Marine Corps in 2004 as a Mexican citizen. - Cpl. Victor Alfonso Alejandretapia (right), personnel clerk, Headquarters and Service Company, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force, talks about his experience in the Marine Corps and becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen with Luisa Fernanda Montero, an associate producer with the Hispanic Communications Network here April 14. Alejandretapia joined to Marine Corps in 2004 as a Mexican citizen.