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CBIRF Marines use cutting edge technology to save the day

The enemy may try to use various tactics to gain an edge, but Marines have been using life-saving technology in contaminated environments successfully.In a simulated exercise, Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force, were called onto the scene at a schoolhouse where a

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CBIRF Marines train to travel

Marines with the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force, took their preparation at Stumpneck Annex, a local training area, to a new level when a draft standard operating procedure was evaluated with a fine-tooth comb. “It was an excellent opportunity to find a lot of the friction points and work toward achieving

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SUFFIELD, CANADA--M-40 field protective masks dry in the sun after being decontaminated by Decontamination Team, Company A, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force, following a live chemical-warfare agent training evolution, Sept. 13. All personal protective equipment, including the mask, is required to be thoroughly decontaminated to avoid cross-contamination. - SUFFIELD, CANADA--M-40 field protective masks dry in the sun after being decontaminated by Decontamination Team, Company A, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force, following a live chemical-warfare agent training evolution, Sept. 13. All personal protective equipment, including the mask, is required to be thoroughly decontaminated to avoid cross-contamination.

CBIRF conducts live chemical-warfare agent training; reaffirms life-saving mission

The terror alert level created by Department of Homeland Security has fluctuated several times since the 2001 attacks on New York and Washington, D.C. In December 2003, the United States raised the security level to an "orange alert" indicating that terrorists may again be planning to attack the homeland. As recently as Sept. 19, 2006, the terror

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Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean M. Bohl, medical response, Headquarters and Service Company, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, looks out at the vast Canadian Landscape during live chemical warfare agent training at the Counter Terrorism Technology Center, Defense Research and Development Center, Sept. 13. Bohl, a Springfield, Ill., native, along with more than 100 Marines and sailors, gained invaluable knowledge during the week-long evolution by working with deadly biological and chemical agents such as VX, arsenic, and mustard gas - Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean M. Bohl, medical response, Headquarters and Service Company, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, looks out at the vast Canadian Landscape during live chemical warfare agent training at the Counter Terrorism Technology Center, Defense Research and Development Center, Sept. 13. Bohl, a Springfield, Ill., native, along with more than 100 Marines and sailors, gained invaluable knowledge during the week-long evolution by working with deadly biological and chemical agents such as VX, arsenic, and mustard gas

CBIRF conducts live chemical-warfare agent training; reaffirms life-saving mission

The terror alert level created by Department of Homeland Security has fluctuated several times since the 2001 attacks on New York and Washington, D.C. In December 2003, the United States raised the security level to an "orange alert" indicating that terrorists may again be planning to attack the homeland. As recently as Sept. 19, 2006, the terror

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ST. LOUIS--Bravo Company, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force Marines extract a casualty from a contaminted environment during a simulated chemical attack training evolution here Aug. 11. The unit's participation in the exercise is part of its ongoing commitment to support local, state and federal first responders with the decontamination and extraction of casualties in the event of a CBRNE (Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear or High Yield Explosive) attack. - ST. LOUIS--Bravo Company, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force Marines extract a casualty from a contaminted environment during a simulated chemical attack training evolution here Aug. 11. The unit's participation in the exercise is part of its ongoing commitment to support local, state and federal first responders with the decontamination and extraction of casualties in the event of a CBRNE (Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear or High Yield Explosive) attack.

CBIRF trains to keep America safe from NBC attack

As a rescue operation unfolds, the murmur of Marines in conversation moves to and fro between the barking commands of emergency and the quiet tones of relief. The rhetoric of rescue exists between these poles of communication with a resonance that is as compelling as it is necessary. After making a cross-country trek to respond to a training

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