Sgt. Ruben Lugo Jr., an explosive ordinance disposal

Sgt. Ruben Lugo Jr., an explosive ordinance disposal sergeant with B Company, 110th Chemical Battalion from Joint Base Lewis McChord, Wash., carefully pulls the rope that his team rigged to open a suspicious door during his entry team’s certification process at the Yakima Training Center, May 7. B Company was in YTC in support of 2nd Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Battalion’s Defense CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high-yield Explosives) Response Force (DCRF). The DCRF is made up of more than 800 soldiers in 16 supporting units from six different military installations across the country who could respond to any U.S. CBRNE incident to prevent the loss of American civilians.