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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Marines with Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group conducted Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear training here, Jan. 21.
The Marines received instructional classes about the history of CBRN and were given time to practice with their equipment including the M50 Joint Service General Purpose Mask, which is the new gas mask, Mission Oriented Protective Posture suits, hand-and-arm signals and the decontamination process.
“We divided the class into four stations, each focuses on a portion of the course,” said Sgt. Jason Rothgeb, CBRN specialist, CLR-17, 1st MLG. “This allows us to give as much information about the course as we can to the Marines.”
Prior to going through the confidence chamber, where the Marines conduct practical application to build confidence with their gear, CBRN instructors spent the morning making sure that every Marine had a chance to rotate through each station and learn the information, said Rothgeb, 25, from Snoqualmie, Wash.
“I like the course a lot because it was really in depth, and I learned a lot about our gear,” said Cpl. Jaime Garcia, LS specialist, LS Company, CLR-17, 1st MLG. “It also teaches you the procedures from detecting gas leaks to decontaminating yourself if you ever become exposed to it.”
To go along with the hands-on training with the equipment, CBRN Marines also instructed participants how to perform the proper signals to warn their fellow warriors of possible gas leaks nearby so everyone could be prepared, explained Garcia, 21, from Woodland, Wash.
According to the information by a CBRN instructor, breathing in the new gas mask is 70 percent better, vision is 30 percent improved over the old one, and it is capable of attaching two canisters instead of one.
Once everyone had gone through all four stations, CBRN instructors took LS Marines to a confidence chamber filled with CS gas, commonly known as tear gas, where they had to perform and complete exercises given by the instructors in order to complete the course.
“The way they taught us, it was easy to understand,” said Garcia. “I really enjoyed learning about the new gas mask. I completely trust that the gear we have and the information we received will protect us [from a chemical threat].”
| Date Taken: | 01.21.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 03.09.2011 13:07 |
| Story ID: | 66725 |
| Location: | CAMP PENDLETON, CA, US |
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