GAS! GAS! GAS!

Photo By Chief Petty Officer JAMES HAWLEY | SN Roath (left) and PO3 Rekstis (right) assigned to NCHB-1 experience Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group’s gas chamber on board Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Cheatham Annex November 12, 2016. After successfully completing the requirements for gas mask training, Sailors were afforded the opportunity to experience the gas chamber without wearing a mask to see how effective the mask is. (U.S. navy photo by SN Malinao/Released)  

WILLIAMSBURG, VA, UNITED STATES

11.10.2016

Story by Chief Petty Officer JAMES HAWLEY 

Navy Cargo Handling Battalion ONE

Williamsburg, VA – November 10, 2016. Sailors assigned to Navy Cargo handling Battalion ONE (NCHB-1) completed gas mask training at Navy Logistics Expeditionary Support Group (NAVELSG) on board Cheatham Annex, Naval Weapons Station Yorktown. Sailors learned the proper wear and procedures to protect themselves in a Chemical, Biological and Radiological (CBR) environments. As the Navy’s only active component expeditionary cargo handling battalion this training sharpens the skills of Sailors ready to answer the call.

• Date Taken: 11.10.2016
• Date Posted: 11.17.2016 09:37
• Story ID: 214869
• Location: WILLIAMSBURG, VA, US