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    CBRNE commander observes new technology

    New technology

    Photo By Lt. Col. Ryan Donald | Brig. Gen. William E. King IV observes a presentation on new technologies being tested...... read more read more

    FORT BLISS, TX, UNITED STATES

    09.29.2015

    Story by Maj. Ryan Donald 

    20th CBRNE Command

    FORT BLISS, Texas - Brig. Gen. William E. King IV observed a presentation during the U.S. Army Network Integration Evaluation 2015 Distinguished Visitor Day at Fort Bliss, Texas, Tuesday.

    The presentation was on new technologies being tested and evaluated as part of the Advanced Technology Demonstration.
    The Fort Riley, Kansas-based 84th Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Battalion conducted the demonstration, and will serve as a CBRNE Battalion Task Force in support of the Fort Bliss-based 1st Armored Division during the Army-wide evaluation.

    The 84th EOD Battalion is part of the 71st EOD Group and the 20th CBRNE Command (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives), the one-of-a-kind formation that commands Chemical Corps, EOD and other specialized units on 19 posts in 16 states.

    Together with joint, interagency and allied partners around the world, Soldiers and civilians from the Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland-based 20th CBRNE Command counter Weapons of Mass Destruction, eliminate CBRNE threats and defeat improvised explosive devices, or IEDs.

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    Date Taken: 09.29.2015
    Date Posted: 10.01.2015 16:39
    Story ID: 177785
    Location: FORT BLISS, TX, US

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