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    New York National Guard members hone response skills [Image 2 of 8]

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    A CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear) decontamination exercise is taking place at what appears to be an airfield or military installation. Personnel in full hazmat/MOPP protective suits with respirators are transferring a casualty on a stretcher through a decontamination corridor. Yellow caution tape, orange traffic cones, and a large tent structure define the decontamination zone.

    ORISKANY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES

    06.15.2016

    Photo by Col. Richard Goldenberg 

    New York National Guard

    Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard’s 222nd Chemical Company prepare simulated casualties for decontamination at the New York State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany, N.Y. June 15. The Soldiers are part of the National Guard’s FEMA Region II Homeland Response Force conducting readiness training to better respond to Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear incidents. The unit, comprised of about 570 Soldiers and Airmen from the New York and New Jersey National Guard, provide extraction, decontamination and medical triage in support of first responders during a CBRN incident. U.S. National Guard photo by Col. Richard Goldenberg, New York Army National Guard Joint Force Headquarters / RELEASED.

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    Date Taken: 06.15.2016
    Date Posted: 06.16.2016 15:26
    Photo ID: 2665251
    VIRIN: 160615-Z-DE820-004
    Resolution: 3264x2448
    Size: 1.03 MB
    Location: ORISKANY, NEW YORK, US

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