Soldiers from the 95th Chemical Company, 2nd Engineer

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 Mass Destruction) at the Arctic Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Site on JBER-Richardson, Alaska, July 17. Like Alaska's own 103rd CST (WMD), the California team is composed of Army and Air National Guardsmen, trained in NBC and HAZMAT identification, assessment, and sampling. Their primary mission is to provide first responder support to civil authorities in matters of NBC, HAZMAT, and other major incidents. The week's training included a joint operations and casualty evacuation, suspected HAZMAT lab clearing, NBC training and weapons familiarization.