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CBIRF Marines give back to military community

Marines with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force, gave backto the military community here Feb. 29 - March 2. Marines assisted wounded warriors from Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital and had a helping hand from another patriotic citizen working behind the scenes.“They assisted the wounded warriors. I assisted

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Lance Cpl. Mark Baker, an extractor from Company B, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force, prepares to extract a simulated casualty, Josh Dale, during a training exercise Feb. 28 at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority in Landover, Md. - Lance Cpl. Mark Baker, an extractor from Company B, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force, prepares to extract a simulated casualty, Josh Dale, during a training exercise Feb. 28 at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority in Landover, Md.

CBIRF Marines train to protect the homeland

Marines and sailors with Company B, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force, sharpened their skills during a training exercise Feb. 28, at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority in Landover, Md.During the training, service members enhanced their emergency lifesaving skills and decontamination and

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Lance Cpl. Jonathan Heale, an identification and detection specialist with CBIRF’s Identification and Detection Platoon, exits a collapsed structure at the CBIRF Basic Operations Course. This is the final practical application for Marines and Sailors to graduate the course. Senior enlisted, officers and key billet holders go on to the advanced course for follow-up training in consequence management. - Lance Cpl. Jonathan Heale, an identification and detection specialist with CBIRF’s Identification and Detection Platoon, exits a collapsed structure at the CBIRF Basic Operations Course. This is the final practical application for Marines and Sailors to graduate the course. Senior enlisted, officers and key billet holders go on to the advanced course for follow-up training in consequence management.

CBIRF Marines, sailors gain edge

Marines and sailors from II Marine Expeditionary Force’s Chemical Biological Incident Response Force gained an edge by receiving advanced training to mitigate the effects of a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, high-yield explosive incident, known as consequence management, recently. Service members graduated from the first CBIRF advanced

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CBIRF protects the homeland

Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force, supported the 2008 State of the Union Address, Jan. 28. CBIRF stood ready for any chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive attack on America’s senior leaders.“The State of the Union is the one time during the year the president, vice president,

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Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Chris Dare, technical rescue technician with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force, drills a hole through a concrete tunnel at the Raymond M. Downey Sr. Responder Training Facility. Dare is one of a few Sailors in CBIRF history qualified to be a technical rescue technician. - Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Chris Dare, technical rescue technician with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force, drills a hole through a concrete tunnel at the Raymond M. Downey Sr. Responder Training Facility. Dare is one of a few Sailors in CBIRF history qualified to be a technical rescue technician.

CBIRF sailor takes on big role

Surrounded by cries for help, trapped under piles of rubble and debris, the victims realize they have just survived a terrorist attack. The look of shock in their eyes is dampened by the pain that rushes through their pinned bodies. Suddenly, a piece of rubble shifts, a flash of light shines into the cramped collapsed space, and a voice of hope

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