Buster-Jangle SHOT Dog, atomic bomb, nuclear explosion
Military personnel observing one of the tests in the Buster-Jangle Series in the fall of 1951. Photo courtesy of National Nuclear Security Administration / Nevada Site Office
Scientists watch soldiers sample simulated leaking
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
US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Brad Davis, (center) Defense Threat Re...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William Greer Release Status: Released to P... More
Colorado State University's Clayton Bargsten, David
Colorado State University's Clayton Bargsten, David Keiss, Reed Hollinger and Amanda Townsend (left to right) take a break to proudly show off their research on lasers and X-rays geared towards securing systems... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Caleb Moore (2nd from left),
Petty Officer 1st Class Caleb Moore (2nd from left), a Russian linguist for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, with two of his fellow service members and their Russian escort aboard the Russian Federation Shi... More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Veronica Cowher, Defense Threat
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Veronica Cowher, Defense Threat Reduction Agency regional security engagement program coordinator, speaks at the DTRA-sponsored Counter Illicit Trafficking symposium in Djibouti City, Dj... More
Staff Sgt. Nicholas H. Martin, Defense Nuclear Weapons School, teaches...
Staff Sgt. Nicholas H. Martin, Defense Nuclear Weapons School, teaches the “Medical Effects of Ionized Nuclear Radiation” module of the IRNIR Course at the DNWS, November 2012. Martin is a member of the Mobile ... More
Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter stands for
Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter stands for the national anthem before presenting a Joint Meritorious Unit Award to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Jan. 25, 2013 at Fort Belvoir, Va. (Photo by Er... More
Nuclear Weapons Accident/Incident Exercise 13
Nuclear Weapons Accident/Incident Exercise 13 (NUWAIX 13) participants take part in the full-scale regional incident response exercise Malmstrom Air Force Base, May 2013.
Partners participate in Ardent Sentry
Federal, state and local partners participate in NUWAIX 13, a component of Ardent Sentry. (Photo by Betty Burke-Fox/DTRA)
Nuclear weapons history block of the NWIRT Course at the DNWS
Tech. Sgt. Christian Davidson, Defense Nuclear Weapons School, prepares to teach the "Lessons Learned" nuclear weapons history block of the NWIRT Course at the DNWS - June 4.
Oldest and youngest members of the U.S. Army cut cake
Oldest and youngest members of the U.S. Army cut cake in celebration of the 238th Army birthday at the McNamara Headquarters Complex, Fort Belvoir.
Army Maj. Gen. Lucas N. Polakowski, SCC-WMD deputy
Army Maj. Gen. Lucas N. Polakowski, SCC-WMD deputy director and SJFHQ-E commander, visits DTRA's Defense Threat Reduction Information Analysis Center exhibit during the HQC Family and Diversity Day. (Photo by DTRA A/V)
DTRA/SCC-WMD supports Exercise Able Response 13
Lt. Chris Chung (left), Lt. Col. Phil Franklin (center) and Amber Burke (right) pose in the Plenary Room at the Korean Institute of Defense Analysis following a successful Able Response 13 exercise. They were a... More
DTRA/SCC-WMD supports LLNL award-winning research product
A team of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists and engineers has developed a safe and versatile material, known as DNA Tagged Reagents for Aerosol Experiments (DNATrax), that can be used to ... More
WMD course wraps up at DOD Center in Germany
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
DTRA/SCC-WMD CSEL Visits the Armed Forces Retirement Home
DTRA/SCC-WMD/HQ-E Command Senior Enlisted Leader Sgt. Maj. Scott Mykoo and Armed Forces Retirement Home residents WWII Veteran Phyllis Bradford, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.) and WWII Veteran Dallas H. Jones, U.S. N... More
DTRA/SCC-WMD command senior enlisted leader change of responsibility c...
Sgt. Maj. Scott L. Mykoo, U.S. Marine Corps, (left) relinquishes his position as command senior enlisted leader of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and U.S. Strategic Command Center for Combating Weapons of ... More
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James Cody visits DTRA/SCC-WMD/...
DTRA Deputy Director Maj. Gen. Jay G. Santee (left), Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James Cody (center) and DTRA/SCC-WMD Command Senior Enlisted Leader Sgt. Maj. Howard Long (right), Sept. 10, 2013 (Pho... More
DTRA Deputy Director Maj. Gen. Jay Santee (left) presents
DTRA Deputy Director Maj. Gen. Jay Santee (left) presents Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody (right) with a gift of appreciation. Cody served as the keynote speaker for the McNamara Headquarters C... More
Hispanic Heritage Celebration at DTRA, DLA
Juana Bordas, author and founding president of the National Hispana Leadership Institute, shares her story of how her family left Nicaragua decades ago for a better life in the U.S., how her family has served A... More
Staff Sgt. Wendell Reeder, right, survey team chief,
Staff Sgt. Wendell Reeder, right, survey team chief, 773rd Civil Support Team, 7th Civil Support Command, and a native of Atlanta, writes notes as he observes members of the HAZMAT Company, Civil Protection Reg... More
CFE-DMHA collaborates with DTRA, West Point
Benjamin Whitehead (left), a technical analyst with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s CBRN Preparedness Program, and Dominic Sparacio, program transition lead of the Civil-Military Emergency Preparedness pr... More
Sgt. Eric Song, survey team member, 773rd Civil Support
Sgt. Eric Song, survey team member, 773rd Civil Support Team, 7th Civil Support Command and a native of Seattle, Wash., left, and Sgt. Bajram Peci, leader decontamination station, 1st Platoon, HAZMAT Company, C... More
Staff Sgt. John Bennetts, survey team chief, 773rd
Staff Sgt. John Bennetts, survey team chief, 773rd Civil Support Team, 7th Civil Support Command and a native of Sioux Falls, S.D., native, in back, watches Sgt. Bajram Peci, leader decontamination station, 1st... More
FAO Program celebrates 50 years, still relevant
U.S. Army Col. Robert Duggleby, Jr., the Regional Program director for Black Sea – EURASIA, instructs the Foreign Area Officers on their role in the interagency process at the George C. Marshall European Center... More
Members of the 375th and 932nd Aeromedical Evacuation
Members of the 375th and 932nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadrons recieve training on the Transport Isolation System at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Jan. 26, 2015. The training was designed to familiarize memb... More
DTRA/SCC-WMD joins the United States Prompt Diagnostics System
Kenneth A. Myers III, director, DTRA/SCC-WMD, cuts the ribbon celebrating the agency's induction to the United States Prompt Diagnostics System.
DTRA/NNSA mission to bring irradiators back into the U.S.
DTRA logisticians worked with the U.S. Air Force and the departments of Energy and Agriculture to move three irradiators from Mexico back to a U.S. military base. The three pieces of equipment contained more th... More
Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) Adm. Michelle Howard delivers re...
WASHINGTON (Aug. 26, 2015) Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) Adm. Michelle Howard delivers remarks at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency - U.S. Strategic Command Center for Combating Weapons of Mass Destru... More
Air Force Maj. Gen. John P. Horner received an overview
Air Force Maj. Gen. John P. Horner received an overview of the 20th CBRNE Command from Brig. Gen. William E. King IV, the commanding general of 20th CBRNE Command, the Defense Department’s only multifunctional ... More
Left to right, the 7th Mission Support Command’s Senior
Left to right, the 7th Mission Support Command’s Senior Enlisted Leader Command Sgt. Maj. James J. Murrin and James Otto, the 7th MSC’s Command Executive Officer brief Marine Sgt. Maj. Howard Long, the Command ... More
Two-dimensional far-field intensity distribution
Two-dimensional far-field intensity distribution (normalized) of the tapered QCL with plasmonic collimator, measured using a mid-infrared microbolometer array (160 x 120 pixels) with no optics placed directly i... More
The figure above depicts the mechanism of actions of
The figure above depicts the mechanism of actions of Insulin Growth factor -1 (IGF -1), a biological treatment for growth retardation in standard medical use. IGF -1 and other growth factors directly effect mul... More
Active site gorge of hAChE phosphonylated by aged soman.
Active site gorge of hAChE phosphonylated by aged soman. The figure was made from a model of aged hAChE–soman conjugate. The ligands are represented as balls and sticks and key active site residues are represen... More
On 02 October 2016, members of the Department of Defense,
On 02 October 2016, members of the Department of Defense, Joint IED Defeat Organization (JIDO) visited with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and displays equipment used for counter-improvised-threat s... More
MERS Coronavirus - A close up of a ball of food and a picture of a cel...
A schematic showing the fluorescent signal obtained from the RNA of the MERS coronavirus using DTRA-developed technology that combines point-ofsampling amplification of the RNA and a signaling beacon made out o... More
A scientist from the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center
A scientist from the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) separates metal-organic framework (MOF) material from an aluminum surface after electrospinning it. Electrospinning turns a liquid polymer solutio... More
Current BSVE applications.
Current BSVE applications. Public domain photograph of train tracks, railroad works, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Portable Biomolecular Manufacturing
By combining freeze-dried, cell-free (FD-CF) reaction pellets with DNA instructions for protein synthesis, therapeutics and other molecular tools can be manufactured on-site, on-demand with the simple addition ... More
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), or the ability of a
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), or the ability of a microbe to resist the effects of medication previously used to treat them, is a growing threat to both public health and the warfighter.
Edgewood Chemical Biological Center Acting Director
Edgewood Chemical Biological Center Acting Director Eric Moore, Ph.D., (left) and Michael Feasel, Ph.D., discuss carfentanil exposure effects and their relation to warfighters. (Official ECBC photo)
JSTO in the News - A close up of a sign with a sky background
Stock image for JSTO in the News.
TIBLISI, Republic of Georgia -- Members of the Ministry
TIBLISI, Republic of Georgia -- Members of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and State Security Services, Republic of Georgia, collect simulated biohazard samples during Diablo Shield, a joint United States Euro... More
(A) Schematic of the confocal laser beam trap (B) The
(A) Schematic of the confocal laser beam trap (B) The laser profile of the trapping hollow cone (C) A particle is trapped at the focal point Figure courtesy of Optics Letters.
Representation of the Burkholderia pan-genome and
Representation of the Burkholderia pan-genome and sub-components. The purple circle represents the number of unique genes found within the genus Burkholderia; the red circle represents the genes shared among B.... More
Chemical distribution profiles in stratum corneum (SC)
Chemical distribution profiles in stratum corneum (SC) after 15 and 60 min of exposure on normal skin. High concentration of chemical remained in 2 μm thickness to the skin surface within 60 minutes of exposure... More
Enzymes counter chemical threats
Enzymes counter chemical threats
Member of the Special Response Team conducting a Sensitive
Member of the Special Response Team conducting a Sensitive Site Assessment Mission wearing a CB Lightweight Integrated Thermal Ensemble (CB Lite) Suit. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Research, Development and Eng... More
Members of the Kaiserslautern Military Community run
Members of the Kaiserslautern Military Community run for the National Preparedness Month 5k Run on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 29, 2017. This year’s overarching theme was, “Disasters don’t plan ahead. You... More
Chemical and Biological Defense Science & Technology Conference
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.
Schematic of integrated liver, heart and lung models
Schematic of integrated liver, heart and lung models interconnected by microfluidic devices that simulate the human circulatory system. (Graphic courtesy of Dr. Anthony Atala, Wake Forest Institute for Regenera... More
CANDO has a convenient web browser/Jupyter notebook
CANDO has a convenient web browser/Jupyter notebook interface that allows computational chemists to write programs to construct molecules. It also supports graphical tools for visualizing and drawing molecules.... More
The analyte (red) potentially in a complex matrix such
The analyte (red) potentially in a complex matrix such as blood and urine. The paper itself could be used to directly collect samples from the air. (Graphic courtesy of Trevor Glaros, Edgewood Chemical Biological Center)
Starting challenge was 1 g/m^2, so approximately 2
Starting challenge was 1 g/m^2, so approximately 2 mg. test conditions were 60 min age, 30 min dwell time for the decontaminants, passive water rinse to remove the decontaminants and a 60 min solvent extraction... More
Amy Shurtleff, Ph.D., works in a biosafety level 4
Amy Shurtleff, Ph.D., works in a biosafety level 4 laboratory at USAMRIID. Shurtleff is part of a team that evaluated the protective efficacy of Merck's EBOV vaccine, V920. (Image courtesy of USAMRIID)
Partnerships enhance Jordan’s security amid weapons of mass destructio...
Colorado Army National Guard Mobile Training Team members after being recognized March 16, 2018, at Joint Force Headquarters-Colorado, Centennial, Colorado, for their accomplishments under the U.S. Defense Thre... More
Notional image illustrating how light reflected from
Notional image illustrating how light reflected from butterfly wing scales results in unique data when in the presence of different vapors. Experimental data is shown for dichloropentane (orange), a mustard gas... More
A single dose of Cyto-111 provides protection in mice
A single dose of Cyto-111 provides protection in mice at times refractory to antitoxin treatment. Mice lethally intoxicated with 2x LD50 BoNT/A become symptomatic between 6-8 hours after intoxication. Treatment... More
How Sweet It Is: GlycoSCORES Speed Drug Development
Loading TECAN: Researchers remove a sample plate from the robotic handler. With 384 sample spots (including several for calibration/calibration check), a vast number of permutations and combinations of glycosyl... More
The Climate SOM Process within SAHARA, including mapping
The Climate SOM Process within SAHARA, including mapping and training phases. The training phase includes interim steps which feedback to themselves iteratively; the iteration count is a tuning parameter. The m... More
Engineered Enzymes: A New Way to Detox
Image courtesy of U.S. Army RDECOM
20th CBRNE Soldiers Build CWMD Partnerships
Members of the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command joined senior military leaders, representatives from some of the closest U.S. allies, members of the Threat Reduction ... More
Next-Generation DNA Delivery Devices
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
Ebola Virus Disease, US Navy Photogrpah
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
Porton Man is a sensor-equipped mannequin capable of
Porton Man is a sensor-equipped mannequin capable of detecting and evaluating the impact of chemical and biological agents on warfighter uniforms, gloves and other outerwear. (Photo courtesy of Terrence D’Onofrio, Ph.D.)
Members from the Philippines Bureau of Fire Protection
Members from the Philippines Bureau of Fire Protection Special Rescue Unit (BFP SRU) and the Fountain Fire Department (FFD) don chemical protection clothing for a training exercise in Fountain, Colorado, Februa... More
‘We have to pivot and focus on combat at sea’ Master Chief Petty Offic...
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russell Smith discusses upcoming changes to the Navy’s policies during his visit to Defense Threat Reduction Agency March 7, 2019. (Department of Defense photo by Sunghee Chon)
An Epic Tool for Force Readiness
Proposed list of EpiGrid diseases and release schedule.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand – An exercise participant assesses
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
Marker honors airmen who perished in B-29 crash in 1950
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
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
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
DTRA Command Senior Enlisted Leader addresses First Sergeant Academy
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)
Defense Threat Reduction Agency Employee Recognized with “Spirit of Se...
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
Collaboration between Defense Threat Reduction Agency,
Collaboration between Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Chemical and Biological Technologies Department and Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine resulted in developing organ-on-a-chip technology. The ... More
CBART test fixture and its 10 identical test cells.
CBART test fixture and its 10 identical test cells. (Image courtesy of Dr. Bruce D. McVeety, Battelle)
High school students gain an appreciation for the
High school students gain an appreciation for the difficulties of working in a contaminated environment by first conducting a chemical experiment in simple lab coats (foreground) and then conducting the same ex... More
DTRA Deputy Director, LTG Darsie Rogers addresses the
DTRA Deputy Director, LTG Darsie Rogers addresses the audience during the Army Birthday celebration, Ft. Belvoir, Va., June 13, 2019. (DTRA photo by Melissa Tune)
DTRA Germany Ebola Movement
DTRA Germany Ebola Movement Public domain photograph related to the history of Germany, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
U.S. Air Force Col. Krystal Murphy, deputy command
U.S. Air Force Col. Krystal Murphy, deputy command surgeon, AFRICOM, greets approximately 35 health professionals from various U.S. agencies during the opening remarks of the Infectious Disease Strategic Planni... More
Mr. Daniel Peterlick, coordinating support for the
Mr. Daniel Peterlick, coordinating support for the Defense Nuclear Weapons School explains a scenario during the exercise.
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s first program
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s first program manager for the Degelen Mountain infrastructure elimination project in Kazakhstan, Luke Kluchko, walks through scavenged ruins outside the mountain where his ... More
Members from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
Members from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and the National Nuclear Center (NNC) walk from tunnel closure areas on Degelen Mountain at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in eastern Kazakhstan. The mountai... More
Mentoring Program End of Year Celebration. Opening
Mentoring Program End of Year Celebration. Opening Remarks by Mr. Vayl Oxford, SES. Defense Threat Reduction Agency Brittigan Conference Room, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 10-24-2019. Portions of this image were mas... More
Dr. Robert Pope of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Dr. Robert Pope of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency recently spoke on a panel at the Global Congress on Chemical Security and Emerging Threats conference in Lyon, France Oct. 28031.
CINCINNATI, OHIO - The Defense Threat Agency sponsored
CINCINNATI, OHIO - The Defense Threat Agency sponsored the 2019 Chemical and Biological Defense Science and Technology (CBD S&T) conference at the Duke Energy Convention center from November 18 - 21, 2019. Thi... More
Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Research and
Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Research and Development director delivered a keynote speech at the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Consortium General Membership Meeting and Industry Day in... More
DTRA Hosts Conference for Innovators and Partners Working to Fight Che...
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) kicked off the 2019 Chemical and Biological Defense Science & Technology (CBD S&T) Conference, in Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. 18 - 21. This event is one of the largest gath... More
DTRA receives award from DOE Secretary
DTRA and NNSA personnel that were part of the UK HEU Removal Team receive the Secretary's Honor Achievement Award from DOE Sec. Rick Perry.
CINCINNATI, OHIO - The Defense Threat Agency sponsored
CINCINNATI, OHIO - The Defense Threat Agency sponsored the 2019 Chemical and Biological Defense Science and Technology (CBD S&T) Conference at the Duke Energy Convention Center, Cincinnati, Oh., from Nov. 18 to... More
CINCINNATI, OHIO - The Defense Threat Agency sponsored
CINCINNATI, OHIO - The Defense Threat Agency sponsored the 2019 Chemical and Biological Defense Science and Technology (CBD S&T) Conference at the Duke Energy Convention Center, Cincinnati, Oh., from Nov. 18 to... More
Lieutenant General Ali Fahmi, Commander Air Defense
Lieutenant General Ali Fahmi, Commander Air Defense Forces Egyptian Armed Forces, is welcomed by Director Operations & Integration U.S. Army Major General Christopher Bentley on December 9, 2019.
DTRA's deputy director of Operations & Integration Meets with UK Minis...
SES, Mr. Kyle Lampela meets with Major General Charles "Charlie" Stickland the Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff for Operations and Commitments within the UK Ministry of Defence.
United States Army Lt. Gen. Darsie Rogers, Deputy Director
United States Army Lt. Gen. Darsie Rogers, Deputy Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and Australian Army Commander of Joint Counter Improvised Threat Task Force, Brigadier Johnathon Beesley during ... More
MEMPHIS, TN - DTRA's R&D - Chemical and Biological
MEMPHIS, TN - DTRA's R&D - Chemical and Biological Technologies Department supported the deployment of coronavirus (COVID-19) diagnostic swab kits to the United States from Brescia, Italy. This mission demonst... More
When a cargo plane saves lives: DTRA ensures that Ebola
When a cargo plane saves lives: DTRA ensures that Ebola vaccine material arrives on time via USAF airlifter.
Past informs the future: scientists leverage historical
Past informs the future: scientists leverage historical data to prepare for a future outbreak of the chikungunya virus.
DTRA to Award $51.5 Million to University Research Alliances
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) awarded cooperative agreements to establish two new University Research Alliances (URAs); these alliances are part of the countering-weapons of mass destruction (CWMD)... More
Chambers of the Captive Aerosol Growth and Evolution
Chambers of the Captive Aerosol Growth and Evolution System (CAGES) at the Albuquerque, New Mexico, test site. Through CAGES, scientists examine how simulants of biological threat agents decay upon interacting ... More