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CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Everyone in the Marine Corps is a rifleman, but not everyone is a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense specialist.
CBRN defense specialists with Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group are working to teach Marines the skills they need to combat chemical warfare during a decontamination course here, June 19.
The week-long course was designed to provide Marines the knowledge they need to successfully operate as a qualified CBRN defense specialist.
“The main purpose of the training is to teach people how to do our job,” said Lance Cpl. Dylan Tinsley, a CBRN defense specialist with CLR-27. “We don’t have enough specialists to contain an outbreak the size of [a military installation], in which case we’ll need help from other Marines.”
Approximately 30 Marines who attended the class learned how to decontaminate themselves, protect themselves from an outbreak and to expediently put on their Mission Oriented Protective Posture gear while under the cover of a poncho liner.
The regiment’s defense specialists worked diligently to feed Marines the knowledge they need to ward off chemical agents.
“Everyone is taking in the knowledge very well,” Tinsley said. “They understand what is being taught and they know the gear well.”
Training like the decontamination course is crucial to the welfare of the Marine Corps due to the underwhelming number of CBRN specialists, Tinsley stated.
The regiment’s goal is to have 15 percent of its Marines trained on the subject matter, but in ideal circumstances, 25 percent of a unit’s Marines would be trained to take on a chemical outbreak.
“We teach the Marines as much as we can,” Tinsley said. “We cover extra information because you can never be too safe.”
A secondary course is also offered for those who complete the first of the two. The monitor, survey and reconnaissance course puts Marines in the field where they search out the problem.
Though more people would relate chemical warfare with science fiction than the war in Afghanistan, the CBRN defense specialists with CLR-27 are giving a wealth of knowledge to whoever would like to be a qualified defense specialist. The next course commences, Aug. 6, where the CBRN section will look to add on to the approximate 200 Marines that have already completed the course.
| Date Taken: | 06.21.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 06.22.2012 14:42 |
| Story ID: | 90463 |
| Location: | CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, US |
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