United States Army CHIEF Warrant Officer Michael Barnes, Food microbiologist and CHIEF of Veterinary Services, 46th Medical Detachment in Bahrain, visits the Green Market in Almaty, Kazakhstan, to inspect food sources prior to the start of CENTRASBAT 2000. Barnes and his staff are responsible for ensuring the safety and hygene of food and water sources for all CENTRASBAT 2000 participants. The Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion exercise CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by U.S. CENTCOM and hosted by the former the Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U.S. troops including ...
