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GRAFENWOEHR, Germany – The U.S. military’s premier deployable Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) command participated in Exercise Austere Challenge in Germany, March 4 - 14.
American Soldiers and U.S. Army civilians from the 20th CBRNE Command trained with V Corps and U.S. Army Europe and Africa during the exercise, with some personnel in Wiesbaden and Grafenwoehr, Germany, and others supporting remotely from the command headquarters on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.
U.S. European Command and component commands conducted the multinational exercise to prepare U.S. and NATO forces to operate in joint, trans-regional, multi-domain, multi-functional, integrated and contested environments.
"The U.S. is dedicated to our security commitments to the NATO Alliance and our global partners," recently said U.S. Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, the commander of U.S. European Command. "Exercises like Austere Challenge enhance our integration with Allies and partners, bolstering the collective security of the Euro-Atlantic."
From 19 bases in 16 states, American Soldiers and U.S. Army civilians from the 20th CBRNE Command take on the world’s most dangerous hazards in support of joint, interagency and multinational operations.
The 20th CBRNE Command is home to 75 percent of the active-duty U.S. Army’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) specialists and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians, as well as the 1st Area Medical Laboratory, CBRNE Analytical and Remediation Activity, five Weapons of Mass Destruction Coordination Teams and three Nuclear Disablement Teams (Infrastructure).
Soldiers and Army civilians from the 20th CBRNE Command routinely deploy for operations across the nation and around the world.
The 20th CBRNE Command also participated in Exercise Freedom Shield in South Korea during the same timeframe.
Maj. Gen. Daryl O. Hood, the commanding general of 20th CBRNE Command, and Command Sgt. Maj. Dave Silva, the 20th CBRNE Command senior enlisted leader, met with Soldiers and senior leaders in Germany and South Korea during the exercise.
Col. Vance M. Brunner, the operations officer for 20th CBRNE Command, said conducting simultaneous operations in the European and Korean theaters demonstrated the operational flexibility of the one-of-a-kind deployable command headquarters.
Brunner, a native of Kailua, Hawaii, said, “As the U.S. military continues to prepare for large-scale combat operations against near-peer adversaries, being ready to conduct dispersed operations in different areas of the world is critical to our ability to deter or defeat any adversary.”
| Date Taken: | 03.26.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 03.26.2024 13:38 |
| Story ID: | 467032 |
| Location: | GRAFENWOEHR, DE |
| Hometown: | KAILUA, HI, US |
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