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    Weapons of Mass Destruction team responds to threat in the Sierra Mountains [Image 11 of 12]

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    A person in military or tactical gear is operating a laboratory glove box, using thick black rubber gloves attached to the sealed enclosure to manipulate equipment inside. The glove box appears to contain scientific instruments including what looks like a miniature centrifuge or thermal cycler, along with various bottles and laboratory supplies. This setup suggests a controlled environment for handling potentially hazardous biological or chemical materials.

    BRIDGEPORT, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    02.16.2012

    Photo by Senior Airman Jessica Green 

    California National Guard Primary   

    Staff Sgt. Aaron Zuniga, a science and healthcare specialist assigned to the 95th Civil Support Team, California Army National Guard, refers to his instructional steps before beginning to extract and test DNA from samples of a potential Weapon of Mass Destruction taken from a simulated domestic terrorist lab while participating in Operation Red Snow, Feb. 16, at the U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center near Bridgeport, Calif. Operation Red Snow is a multi-agency chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threat response exercise to strengthen the partnership between federal, state and local jurisdiction regarding a response to the possible threat of a domestic attack on the United States.

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    Date Taken: 02.16.2012
    Date Posted: 03.26.2012 19:38
    Photo ID: 548606
    VIRIN: 120216-F-IG805-020
    Resolution: 3872x2592
    Size: 3.85 MB
    Location: BRIDGEPORT, CALIFORNIA, US

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