95th Civil Support Team and 95th Chemical Company Joint Training [Image 2 of 21]

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, AK, UNITED STATES

07.17.2012

Photo by Percy Jones 

United States Army Alaska

First Lt. Edward Baon, medical officer for the California National Guard, 95th Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction), and Daly City, Calif. native, examines Spc. Kristopher Chelini, of San Jose, Calif., at the completion of joint operations with soldiers from the 95th Chemical Company, 2nd Engineer Brigade, at the Arctic Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Site on JBER-Richardson, Alaska, July 17. Like Alaska's own 103rd CST (WMD), the California team is composed of Army and Air Force National Guardsmen, trained in NBC and HAZMAT identification, assessment, and sampling. Their primary mission is to provide first responder support to civil authorities in matters of NBC, HAZMAT, and other major incidents. The week's training included a joint operations and casualty evacuation, suspected HAZMAT lab clearing, NBC training and weapons familiarization.

• Date Taken: 07.17.2012
• Date Posted: 07.20.2012 21:32
• Photo ID: 629452
• VIRIN: 120717-F-QT695-002
• Resolution: 2076x2820
• Size: 3.81 MB
• Location: JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, AK, US