A group of children sit on the ground among the rubble of a destroyed building / A black and white photo of three children sitting on a pile of rubble public domain stock photo.
Elite special operations forces from Kuwait, Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and the U.S. conducted a simulated raid on a defended objective, practiced room clearing, responded to an explos More
Joint CBRNE exercise tests U.S. and Kuwaiti civilian and military response. Civilian and military emergency responders from Kuwait and the U.S. conduct a joint chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear def More
KUWAITI TERRITORIAL WATER, Kuwait - Elite military special operations forces from the Gulf Cooperation Council, and the U.S. conducted a simulated rapid response to the hijacking of the motor tanker, or oil ta More
Scientists watch soldiers sample simulated leaking chemical weapons in an underground facility in order to get a better idea of both the bulky protective gear soldiers must wear as well as the dark, constrained More
The Center for Domestic Preparedness' cutting-edge training incorporates the nation's only toxic chemical agent training facility for civilian responders. Using nerve agents GB and VX, the facility located in A More
ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands - Atlantic Strike Team members and crewmembers of an HC-130J Hercules airplane unload the strike team's level A response trailer in St. Croix Aug. 27, 2007. This trip is the firs More
Members of the Atlantic Strike Team setup a decontamination area during training on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Aug. 28, 2007. DECON lines are setup at response sites to keep from spreading contaminen More
ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands - Atlantic Strike Team members don level b response gear during an exercise in St. Croix, Aug. 28, 2007. The team practiced dressing out and walking through a decontamination lin More
ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands - (from left) Petty Officer 1st Class Darrell Greep and Chief Petty Officer Robert Birdwell calibrate air monitoring instruments before an exercise in St. Croix Aug. 28, 2007. The More
ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands - Atlantic Strike Team members walk through a decontamination line in level b response gear during an exercise in St. Croix, Aug. 28, 2007. Fourteen members of the team flew to S More
ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands - Atlantic Strike Team members attempt to identify hazards and clues before advancing into a potentially dangerous environment during an exercise on Molasses pier in St. Croix, Au More
ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands - An Atlantic Strike Team member chalk marks an area on a container where high levels of radiation were detected as part of an exercise at the St. Croix Port Authority Aug. 30, 20 More
ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands - Atlantic Strike Team members and a petty officer with Marine Safety Detachment St. Croix pass through a radiological contamination reduction zone in an exercise at the Port Auth More
ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands - Atlantic Strike Team members use cargo straps to tie down their personal equipment pallet before it is loaded on an HC-130J Hercules aircraft at the St. Croix Airport Aug. 31, 2 More
Members of the 21st Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction), New Jersey National Guard, prepare to take samples at the Cape May County Department of Mosquito Control located at Dias Creek, N.J., Nov. 5 More
Lt. Col. Zac Delwiche, commander for 95th Civil Support Team, California Army National Guard, engages in an multiple agency integration brief with local law enforcement agencies while anticipating in Operation More
Pictured is Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Pickel Meadows, about 20 miles northwest of Bridgeport, Calif. Nearly 100 California Air and Army National Guardsmen conducted cold weather training, More
Capt. Elizabeth Tipton, survey team leader, and Sgt. 1st Class Herb Wischnack , the communications chief for the 73rd Civil Support Team, provide active monitoring, air monitoring and reconnaissance of domestic More
Soldiers from the 95th Chemical Company, 2nd Engineer Brigade, suit up to man decontamination stations during joint operations with members of the California National Guard 95th Civil Support Team (Weapons of M More
Members of the Florida National Guard's 44th Civil Support Team, the Brevard County Fire Rescue and Airmen from Patrick Air Force Base participate in the Level A Olympics, an interagency coordination training e More
GALLAGHER, W.V. - Maritime Security Response Team members conduct a security sweep during joint chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive training with the Atlantic Strike Team at the Center For More
GALLAGHER, W.V. - Maritime Security Response Team members conduct an assault during joint chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive training with the Atlantic Strike Team at the Center For Natio More
GALLAGHER, W.V. - Atlantic Strike Team and Maritime Security Response Team members monitor a joint chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive training operation at the Center For National Respons More
GALLAGHER, W.V. - An Atlantic Strike Team member decontaminates a Maritime Security Response Team member during chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive training at the Center For National Resp More
GALLAGHER, W.V. - A Maritime Security Response Team member describes the chemical contamination he came into contact with to an Atlantic Strike Team member during chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and More
Dr. John Reppert speaks with Kadambay Sultanov of Uzbekistan during the Seminar on Weapons of Mass Destruction/Terrorism 13-8 at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies. Sultanov was one of More
For the eighth year, service members gathered in Portland, Maine, to march the 26.2 miles of the Maine Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 6. The march, held in conjunction with the marathon, honors the fallen. Many carry More
Service members with the 11th Weapons of Mass Destruction, Civil Support Team test for hazardous materials at the scene of a collapsed building at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station in Brunswick, Maine, Tue More
A Royal Thai Air Force explosive ordnance technician places a water shot next to a simulated improvised explosive device during the counter weapons of mass of destruction exercise aboard Wing One Royal Thai Air More
Leaders from the Singapore army’s chemical division looks at a source that admits a radiological signature during the sixth annual Kai Malu O’ Hawaii training exercise, May 8. KOH is a joint forces and interage More
U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Safety Security Team Maritime Law Enforcement Force Protection members (MSST MLE/FP) clear the main deck of USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187), Aug. 6, during the live exercise at sea for More
A cooling tower at the abandoned Satsop nuclear power plant in Elma stands undisturbed just minutes before service members from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., move to seize the facility, Nov. 12. The power pl More
A Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., based Soldier looks toward one of two cooling towers at the SATSOP Nuclear Power Plant in Elma, Wash., Nov. 12. The 201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade utilized the power p More
Michigan Air National Guard member, Staff Sgt. William Spencer with the 127th Logistics Readiness Squadron, looks on as MING 51st Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team members set up shoring to drive t More
Military and civilian emergency responders partnered to participate in a series of training exercises as part of Operation Borinqueneer Response, March, 18 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The participants dealt with sce More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jesus De La Cruz from the New Jersey National Guard's 21st Weapons of Mass of Destruction Civil Support Team inventories gear after arriving at the Cherry Hill Armory in Cherry Hill, N.J., More
From left: Capt. Michael Kennedy, Maj. Aaron Blanchard and 2nd Lt. Aaron Hew Len of the 93rd Civil Support Team discuss operational procedures for a simulated chemical spill during Vigilant Guard/Makani Pahili More
U.S. Army Sgt. Dorian Quarmby, survey team member, 15th Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction), unloads a bin used to contain hazardous waste during decontamination training at Edward F. Knapp State A More
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U.S. Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks during a National Defense University Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction conference, hosted on Fort Lesley J More
U.S. and Gulf Cooperation Council military personnel kick off the start of Exercise Eagle Resolve 17 in an opening ceremony Mar. 19, at the Kuwaiti Armed Forces Staff College in Kuwait. The exercise is designed More
U.S. and Gulf Cooperation Council military personnel kick off the start of Exercise Eagle Resolve 17 in an opening ceremony Mar. 19. ER 17 is designed to strengthen the U.S. and Gulf Cooperation Council milita More
Staff Sgt. William Camp, with the New Jersey National Guard's 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team, lists the Strike Teams’ mission abort criteria during a training exercise with the Picatinny Ar More
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Lt. Col. George Christenson, third from left, commander of the New Jersey National Guard's 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team, is briefed by members of the Monmouth County Hazmat team during a More
Airmen and soldiers from the Hawaii National Guard's 93rd Civil Support Team gather for a mission brief during Kauai County Exercise 2017, Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Aug. 29, 2017. KCE17 was a Hazma More
Members of Utah's 85th Weapons of Mass Destruction, Civil Support Team (CST), Hawaii's 93rd CST, Guam's 94th CST and Alaska's 103rd CST train for disaster support on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Chemical and Biological Technologies Department will host the 2017 Chemical and Biological Defense Science & Technology (CBD S&T) Conference Nov. 28-30, 2017, in Long Beach, Calif.
Sergeant Ivan Franco (right), a decontamination team leader for a chemical response team assigned to the 68th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Company (Technical Escort), 2d CBRN Battalion out More
The 138th Fighter Wing, Emergency Management Flight, hosted the 63rd Civil Support and Weapons of Mass Destruction teams at Tulsa Air National Guard Base, Okla., Apr. 4, 2018. This type of annual training helps More
Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Jansen (left), an operations noncommissioned officer with 71st Ordnance Group (EOD) and assistant events coordinator for the 71st EOD Team of the Year competition, gives candidates of the More
Staff Sgt. Marquell Bennett (front), an explosive ordnance disposal team leader with 741st Ordnance Company, 3rd Ordnance Battalion, 71st Ordnance Group (EOD), and his team member, Cpl. Walter Pablo (rear), res More
West Virginia Army National Guard Sgt. Nicholas Thongdara, a survey team member with the 35th Civil Support Team (CST) Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), dons his protective suit in preparation to enter a build More
Pennsylvania National Guard Lt. Col. Steve Shaffer, commander of the 3rd Civil Support Team (CST) Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), receives an exercise brief alongside Maj. Gina Nichols, commander of the West More
West Virginia National Guard Sgt. Nicholas Thongdara, a survey team member with the 35th Civil Support Team (CST) Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), tests an unknown substance during a training exercise May 8, More
A number of DNA vaccine delivery devices are in commercial development which have the potential to overcome these logistical burdens. Several of them will be evaluated by medical personnel at the Delivery of Nu More
When Ebola virus disease (EVD) reared its head in May in the Congo, the world was armed with the rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine thanks to interagency collaboration efforts by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Chemical More
Ramp operations specialists assigned to the 436th Aerial Port Squadron carry the ramp sections of DOMOPS Airlift Modular Approach Shoring Jan. 11, 2019, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The modular shoring was use More
AUCKLAND, New Zealand – An exercise participant assesses possible radiological contamination of a Royal New Zealand Air Force helicopter during Kiwi Resolve, a four-day information exchange and field exercise f More
A B-29 Marker was dedicated during a memorial honoring the 13 Airmen who died in a B-29 Superfortress plane crash on April 11, 1950. (DTRA Public Photo by Melissa Tune)
An Air Force officer assigned to DTRA’s Research and Development Directorate shows off part of a MACS-B and what this particular component looks like when it transforms from a tracked unmanned ground vehicle in More
U.S. Ambassador to the Lao PDR Rena Bitter (center left) and Dr. Robert Pope (center) met with Lao officials to review U.S.-Lao cooperative efforts to strengthen training for Lao veterinarians and animal health More
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Tim Horn, DTRA Command Senior Enlisted Leader, spoke to the Air Force’s newest First Sergeants during a graduation ceremony, May 3, 2019. (Courtesy photo)
The Honorable David L. Norquist, performing the duties of The Deputy of the Secretary of Defense, and Sajeel S. Ahmed, Acting Director of Administration and Organizational Policy Office of the Chief Managment O More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jesus DeLaCruz, 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (21st WMD-CST), New Jersey National Guard, coordinates communication channels with Picatinny Arsenal Fire Department fire More
U. S. Army Staff survey team leader Staff Sgt. Cory Sweetman, right, 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (21st WMD-CST), New Jersey National Guard, and a member of the New Jersey Department of C More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Julian Londono, survey team member, 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (21st WMD-CST), New Jersey National Guard, selects detection equipment prior to an exercise at the TD More
U.S. Army Sgt. Mauricio Caceres, center, and Staff Sgt. Cory J. Sweetman, survey team leader, both with the 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (21st WMD-CST), New Jersey National Guard, inspect More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Paul C. Hesch, left, operations officer, has his Level C Suit sealed by Sgt. 1st Class William J. Camp Jr., noncommissioned officer in charge, both with the 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Ci More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class C. Anthony Norrish, emergency medical technician, 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (WMD-CST), New Jersey National Guard, sets up a wet bulb globe temperature meter to More
U.S. Army Sgt. Mauricio Caceres, right, and Staff Sgt. Cory J. Sweetman, survey team leader, both with the 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (21st WMD-CST), New Jersey National Guard, inspect More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Arnold Young, left, Communications Section Chief, 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (21st WMD-CST), New Jersey National Guard, reviews the 21st‘s communications capa More
U.S. Army Sgt. Quran T. Williams, Survey Team Member, 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (21st WMD-CST), New Jersey National Guard, unloads a Talon IV robot during a training exercise at Joint More
Lieutenant Colonel Jason Lewis, outgoing commander of the 4th Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team, transfers the unit’s colors to Col. Alexander McLemore, commander of the Marietta-based 201st Region More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alex Potts, Survey Team Member, 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (21st WMD-CST), New Jersey National Guard, selects equipment during a training exercise at the Wi More
Airmen and Soldiers of the 2nd Civil Support Team, New York National Guard based at Stratton Air National Guard Base, Schenectady, N.Y., prepare to search a six-story warehouse for weapons of mass destruction d More
Soldiers and Airmen from the 51st Civil Support Team (CST) Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) conduct controlled breathing exercises as part of their training, Fort Custer Training Center, Augusta, Michigan, Jun More
U.S. Army Staff survey team leader Staff Sgt. Cory J. Sweetman, left, assists Staff Sgt. Nicky Lam, Survey Team Member, both with the 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (21st WMD-CST), New Jers More
The Michigan National Guard’s 51st Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Civil Support Team (CST) based out of Fort Custer Training Center in Augusta, Michigan, teamed up with the Grand Rapids Fire Department (GRFD More
U.S. Army Sgt. Mauricio Caceres, Survey Team Member, 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (21st WMD-CST), New Jersey National Guard, assembles chemical detection equipment for a training exercise More
U.S. Army Sgts. Eric J. Boyer, left, and Quran T. Williams, both Survey Team Members with the 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (21st WMD-CST), New Jersey National Guard, assemble detection eq More
U.S. Army Sgt. Mauricio Caceres, center, assists Sgts. Nicky Lam, left, and Eric J. Boyer, all Survey Team Members with the 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (21st WMD-CST), New Jersey Nationa More
Airmen and Soldiers assigned to the New York National Guard's 2nd Civil Support Team, based at Stratton Air National Guard Base, Scotia, N.Y., setup equipment in preparation to enter a building that contains po More
Staff Sgt. Nicholas Graham (Left) and Staff Sgt. Christopher Fitzpatrick (Right), Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD),Marine Corps Base Quantico, pry open a box Nov. 30 - Dec. 4 at Letterkenny Army Depot located More
Sgt. Rjhun Rimon, from the Nevada National Guard CST, tests for a hazardous agent found in an abandoned building. The Idaho National Guard’s 101st Civil Support Team was among the Oregon National Guard’s 102nd More
A member of the 21st Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction), New Jersey National Guard, takes a sample at the Cape May County Department of Mosquito Control located at Dias Creek, N.J., Nov. 5, 2008. More
Soldiers from the 95th Civil Support Team engage in an multiple agency integration brief with local law enforcement agencies while participating in Operation Red Snow, Feb. 14, at Glider Airport in Truckee, Cal More
Members of the 144th Security Forces Squadron and 146th Security Forces Squadron, California Air National Guard, set up tents in the mountains of Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Pickel Meadows, More
Members of the Kansas National Guard’s 73rd Civil Support Team conduct preventative maintenance checks and services on their equipment prior to heading out on their first shift of the Major League Baseball All- More