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NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY INDIAN HEAD, MD :: Marines and sailors with Headquarters and Service Company, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, CBIRF, take part in a change of command ceremony at Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Md., July 13, 2016. Capt. Robert G. Ukrainec assumed command from Capt. Lucas H. Forcella, and the two gave remarks during the ceremony thanking their leadership and families. (Official USMC Photo by Sgt. Jonathan S. Herrera/Released) - NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY INDIAN HEAD, MD :: Marines and sailors with Headquarters and Service Company, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, CBIRF, take part in a change of command ceremony at Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Md., July 13, 2016. Capt. Robert G. Ukrainec assumed command from Capt. Lucas H. Forcella, and the two gave remarks during the ceremony thanking their leadership and families. (Official USMC Photo by Sgt. Jonathan S. Herrera/Released)

Headquarters and Service Company conducts change of command ceremony

NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY INDIAN HEAD, Md. – Capt. Robert G. Ukrainec assumed command of Headquarters and Service Company, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, CBIRF, from Capt. Lucas H. Forcella during a change of command ceremony aboard Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Md., July 13, 2016.

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Middle School teens from the Department of Defense bases around South Maryland and Virginia participated in L.I.N.K.S. for Teens at the Naval Surface Facility Indian Head, Md., June 30, 2016. The event was hosted by Chemical, Biological, Incident Response Force, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, and Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. The Teens participated in seven different stations related to the physical and mental preparation a Marine goes under on a daily basis. The teens learned various different skills to build teamwork and camaraderie between peers, as well as the core values of the Marines and goals for the future. CBIRF is an active duty Marine Corps unit that, when directed, forward-deploys and/or responds with minimal warning to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive (CBRNE) threat or event in order to assist local, state, or federal agencies and the geographic combatant commanders in the conduct of CBRNE response or consequence management operations, providing capabilities for command and control; agent detection and identification; search, rescue, and decontamination; and emergency medical care for contaminated personnel. (Official USMC Photo by Lance Cpl. Maverick S. Mejia/RELEASED) - Middle School teens from the Department of Defense bases around South Maryland and Virginia participated in L.I.N.K.S. for Teens at the Naval Surface Facility Indian Head, Md., June 30, 2016. The event was hosted by Chemical, Biological, Incident Response Force, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, and Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. The Teens participated in seven different stations related to the physical and mental preparation a Marine goes under on a daily basis. The teens learned various different skills to build teamwork and camaraderie between peers, as well as the core values of the Marines and goals for the future. CBIRF is an active duty Marine Corps unit that, when directed, forward-deploys and/or responds with minimal warning to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive (CBRNE) threat or event in order to assist local, state, or federal agencies and the geographic combatant commanders in the conduct of CBRNE response or consequence management operations, providing capabilities for command and control; agent detection and identification; search, rescue, and decontamination; and emergency medical care for contaminated personnel. (Official USMC Photo by Lance Cpl. Maverick S. Mejia/RELEASED)

CBIRF and Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall hosts L.I.N.K.S. for Teens

Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, CBIRF, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, and Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Lifestyle Insights, Networking, Knowledge and Skills or, L.I.N.K.S. hosted the first-of-its-kind Teens event June 30, 2016 at Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Md. L.I.N.K.S., an official Marine Corps program designed to help military family members connect to the Corps, extended its reach to teens by introducing them to a day in the life of a Marine. The intent of the event was to teach the students not only the Marines core values but also other aspects of their training from physical to mental. The event welcomed roughly 120 middle school students from Indian Head, Dahlgren, Annapolis, Joint Base Anacostia Bowling and Patuxent River middle schools, said Sarah Hagensick, event coordinator and youth director for Morale Welfare and Recreation Indian Head. The event was organized with the help of the Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall L.I.N.K.S. youth director as well as volunteers from CBIRF and Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall.

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James E. Leonard (left), chief of Fire Department of New York (FDNY), speaks with Col. Michael L. Carter (center), commanding officer of Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, and Sgt. Maj. Brian Taylor, sergeant major of CBIRF, during a training exercise between CBIRF and FDNY at Fire Department of New York Fire Academy, June 23, 2016.Marines and Sailors with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force train alongside the Fire Department of New York for a field training exercise at the F.D.N.Y. training academy in Randall’s Island, N.Y. June 20, 2016. CBIRF is an active duty Marine Corps unit that, when directed, forward-deploys and/or responds with minimal warning to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive (CBRNE) threat or event in order to assist local, state, or federal agencies and the geographic combatant commanders in the conduct of CBRNE response or consequence management operations, providing capabilities for command and control; agent detection and identification; search, rescue, and decontamination; and emergency medical care for contaminated personnel. (Official USMC Photo by Lance Cpl. Maverick S. Mejia/RELEASED) - James E. Leonard (left), chief of Fire Department of New York (FDNY), speaks with Col. Michael L. Carter (center), commanding officer of Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, and Sgt. Maj. Brian Taylor, sergeant major of CBIRF, during a training exercise between CBIRF and FDNY at Fire Department of New York Fire Academy, June 23, 2016. Marines and Sailors with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force train alongside the Fire Department of New York for a field training exercise at the F.D.N.Y. training academy in Randall’s Island, N.Y. June 20, 2016. CBIRF is an active duty Marine Corps unit that, when directed, forward-deploys and/or responds with minimal warning to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive (CBRNE) threat or event in order to assist local, state, or federal agencies and the geographic combatant commanders in the conduct of CBRNE response or consequence management operations, providing capabilities for command and control; agent detection and identification; search, rescue, and decontamination; and emergency medical care for contaminated personnel. (Official USMC Photo by Lance Cpl. Maverick S. Mejia/RELEASED)

CBIRF and FDNY train side-by-side, share search and rescue tactics

Chemical Biological Incident Response Force and the Fire Department of New York, FDNY, conducted three days of training at the FDNY Fire Academy located in Randall’s Island, New York, with a final simulation drill at Grand Central Station in New York City, N.Y. The training took place June 20-23. The training is part of a long-standing CBIRF and FDNY relationship, established around 1998 when the unit sought to add search and rescue to the chemical/ biological response forces’ capabilities. The training provided an opportunity for the men and women that protect one of the biggest and busiest cities in the world, to share their experience and tactics with CBIRF.

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ISRAEL – An 8-man team from Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, CBIRF, represented the unit with 74 other American service members during Exercise United Front V in Israel, June 17-25, 2016.Other units that participated in the exercise included the Indiana 19th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive (CBRNE) Enhanced Response Force Package – 19th CERF-P; Indiana Task Force 1; Virginia Task Force 1; Bloomington Fire Department; Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region; and 120th Public Affairs Department.The exercise, hosted by the Israeli Defense Force and coordinated by the Indiana National Guard, strengthened existing bilateral relationships by ensuring interoperability with other military services, and civilian as well as international agencies to improve search and extraction capabilities of all participating units. (Courtesy Photo - ISRAEL – An 8-man team from Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, CBIRF, represented the unit with 74 other American service members during Exercise United Front V in Israel, June 17-25, 2016. Other units that participated in the exercise included the Indiana 19th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive (CBRNE) Enhanced Response Force Package – 19th CERF-P; Indiana Task Force 1; Virginia Task Force 1; Bloomington Fire Department; Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region; and 120th Public Affairs Department. The exercise, hosted by the Israeli Defense Force and coordinated by the Indiana National Guard, strengthened existing bilateral relationships by ensuring interoperability with other military services, and civilian as well as international agencies to improve search and extraction capabilities of all participating units. (Courtesy Photo

CBIRF detachment participates in Israeli Exercise ‘United Front V’, enhances global deployability

ISRAEL – An 8-man team from Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, CBIRF, represented the unit with 74 other American service members during Exercise United Front V in Israel, June 17-25, 2016. Other units that participated in the exercise included the Indiana 19th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive (CBRNE) Enhanced Response Force Package – 19th CERF-P; Indiana Task Force 1; Virginia Task Force 1; Bloomington Fire Department; Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region; and 120th Public Affairs Department.

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Col. Michael L. Carter assumed command of Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF), U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command (MARFORCOM), from Col. Stephen E. Redifer during a change of command ceremony aboard Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Md., May 18, 2016. Carter thanked Redifer for his outstanding work with CBIRF and said he was thankful for the opportunity to take command of the Nation’s premier chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosives (CBRNE) consequence management and incident response force in readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps by Sgt. Jonathan S. Herrera/Released) - Col. Michael L. Carter assumed command of Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF), U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command (MARFORCOM), from Col. Stephen E. Redifer during a change of command ceremony aboard Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Md., May 18, 2016. Carter thanked Redifer for his outstanding work with CBIRF and said he was thankful for the opportunity to take command of the Nation’s premier chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosives (CBRNE) consequence management and incident response force in readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps by Sgt. Jonathan S. Herrera/Released)

Colonel Carter assumes command of Chemical Biological Incident Response Force

NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY INDIAN HEAD, Md. – Col. Michael L. Carter assumed command of Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF), U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command (MARFORCOM), from Col. Stephen E. Redifer during a change of command ceremony aboard Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Md., May 18, 2016.

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