VOLK FIELD, Wis. — More than 200 U.S. Soldiers and Airmen with the Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Enhanced Response Force Package (CERF-P), Wisconsin National Guard, were assessed, evaluated, and validated on their emergency response capabilities during their biannual external evaluation here June 23-27.
The Wisconsin CERF-P is a highly specialized joint Army and Air National Guard unit with six components; Army elements composed of command and control, search and extraction, and decontamination, and Air Force elements composed of medical, fatality search and recovery, and joint incident site communications capability.
The unit's primary mission is to rapidly deploy in, respond to, and assist local authorities with chemical...
U.S. Soldiers and Airmen with the Wisconsin Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Enhanced Response Force Package (CERF-P) pose for a unit photo after completing their biannual external evaluation at Volk Field, Wis., June 27, 2025. The CERF-P evaluative exercise functioned as an overall assessment by the National Guard Bureau of each of the unit’s individual components’ readiness to respond to emergency situations, should the need arise. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Cesar Salazar Jr.)
U.S. Soldiers and Airmen with the Wisconsin Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Enhanced Response Force Package (CERF-P) are assessed and evaluated on their emergency response capabilities during their biannual external evaluation at Volk Field, Wis., June 23-27, 2025. The CERF-P evaluative exercise functioned as an overall assessment by the National Guard Bureau of each of the unit’s individual components’ readiness to respond to emergency situations, should the need arise. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Cesar Salazar Jr.)
