U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tyler Lebbert, an Emergency Management specialist with the 773d Civil Engineer Squadron, 673d Air Base Wing, removes an M50 Joint Service General Purpose Mask from U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Montgomery Henderson, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defense specialist with Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, as part of decontamination procedures during a simulated biological response scenario in exercise Toxic Wave 26 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, May 30, 2026. Toxic Wave 26 is a joint CBRN defense exercise hosted by Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 in partnership with Pacific Air Forces and multiple Air National Guard units. Conducted across Okinawa, the exercise enhances interoperability and strengthens readiness to respond to evolving threats throughout the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jeremiah Barksdale)
| Date Taken: | 05.30.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 06.10.2026 03:17 |
| Photo ID: | 9726863 |
| VIRIN: | 260530-M-AD637-1043 |
| Resolution: | 2708x1805 |
| Size: | 1.88 MB |
| Location: | MCAS FUTENMA, OKINAWA, JP |
| Web Views: | 6 |
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