Story by Senior Airman Kadielle Shaw | Space Launch Delta 30 | 03.20.2025
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – Fire protection is a critical component of space launch operations at Vandenberg Space Force Base, where strict safety protocols ensure mission success and safeguard personnel and infrastructure. From controlled ignition to comprehensive risk mitigation, fire safety measures are integrated at every stage of a launch, reinforcing operational readiness and......
Story by Vashelle Nino | Capability Program Executive Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (CPE CBRND) | 01.15.2025
While modernization in capability development can be a gradual and time-consuming process, it is essential to keep pace with up-to-the-minute technology and evolving threats. Stagnancy is too great a risk to warfighters’ lives. This is why the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND) is committed to continuously refining and......
Story by Kelly Burkhalter | Capability Program Executive Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (CPE CBRND) | 06.05.2024
Quickly detecting the presence of chemical agents is critical to joint force survivability. Knowing that danger is near allows commanders to make decisions that keep warfighters safe and/or gain useful information. The Aerosol Vapor Chemical Agent Detector (AVCAD), led by the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND) in partnership......
Story by Alexandra Hillman | Capability Program Executive Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (CPE CBRND) | 11.28.2023
The Joint Project Manager for Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Sensors, part of the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND) celebrates the completion of early fielding to National Guard Bureau (NGB) units for the Common Analytical Laboratory System Field Confirmatory Analytical Capability Set (CALS FC ACS). The......
Story by Kelly Burkhalter | Capability Program Executive Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (CPE CBRND) | 11.28.2023
Radiation exposure is a concern in many fields from construction to mining. It’s critical for operators to know what their current radiation exposure is to be able to make decisions that can keep them safe. The Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense’s (JPEO-CBRND) Joint Project Manager for CBRN Sensors (JPM CBRN Sensors) is equipping......
Story by Alexandra Hillman | Capability Program Executive Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (CPE CBRND) | 08.31.2023
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD – A groundbreaking technology that supports the Defense Department’s (DOD) commitment to safeguarding our forces is the Radiological Detection System (RDS). Replacing the current radiation detection, indication and computation (RADIAC) system, the RDS consolidates capabilities across the Joint Force. The RDS represents a transformative response to a critical......
Story by 2nd Lt. Tiana Jackson | III MEF Information Group | 07.26.2023
Marines assigned to 3rd Intelligence Battalion and 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, completed a routine unit-level training exercise, operating as a light and highly mobile force on Kumejima, Japan from July 9-17, 2023. During the exercise, a small group of Marines formed a task element and exercised their ability to live and operate in......
Story by Sgt. Andrew King | III MEF Information Group | 06.26.2023
U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, recently conducted exercise Vanguard to enhance and refine the III MIG’s information warfare capabilities in Okinawa, Japan from June 9-16, 2023....
