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Marines with Engineer Platoon, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, carve wood at Guardian Centers in Perry, Georgia, March 23, 2017, during Exercise Scarlet Response 2017. During a 36-hour field operation, the Marines with CBIRF were tested on their ability to perform their skills during nighttime scenarios. Engineering Platoon used wooden planks to support collapsed structures. - Marines with Engineer Platoon, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, carve wood at Guardian Centers in Perry, Georgia, March 23, 2017, during Exercise Scarlet Response 2017. During a 36-hour field operation, the Marines with CBIRF were tested on their ability to perform their skills during nighttime scenarios. Engineering Platoon used wooden planks to support collapsed structures.

Lance Cpl. John Huss, a Marine with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, prepares a water pump generator for a decontamination drill at Guardian Centers in Perry, Ga., March 20, 2017, during Exercise Scarlet Response 2017. During the drill, Marines were put in a scenario where they had limited amount of time to set up a decontamination tents for victims. The exercise, which goes from March 20 – 25, is the largest annual event for CBIRF, and it tests the unit’s capabilities to react and respond to threats and disasters such as nuclear detonations. - Lance Cpl. John Huss, a Marine with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, prepares a water pump generator for a decontamination drill at Guardian Centers in Perry, Ga., March 20, 2017, during Exercise Scarlet Response 2017. During the drill, Marines were put in a scenario where they had limited amount of time to set up a decontamination tents for victims. The exercise, which goes from March 20 – 25, is the largest annual event for CBIRF, and it tests the unit’s capabilities to react and respond to threats and disasters such as nuclear detonations.

Marines and sailors with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, CBIRF, conducted an Initial Reaction Force B certification exercise, CERTEX, at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren, Va., Dec. 13, 2016. This CERTEX evaluated all sections composing the IRF including identification and detection, technical rescue, decontamination, search and rescue/casualty extraction, medical, explosive ordnance disposal, as well as command and control. - Marines and sailors with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, CBIRF, conducted an Initial Reaction Force B certification exercise, CERTEX, at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren, Va., Dec. 13, 2016. This CERTEX evaluated all sections composing the IRF including identification and detection, technical rescue, decontamination, search and rescue/casualty extraction, medical, explosive ordnance disposal, as well as command and control.

Sgt. Timothy Solano, explosive ordnance disposal technician with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, CBIRF, right, speaks to retired Israeli Defense Force Brig. Gen. Moshe Edri, Assistant Minister of Defense for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense, Government of Israel, center, with during an official visit Aug. 29, 2016. Solano showcased some of the equipment EOD Marines use while forward-deployed with an Initial Response Force or IRF. - Sgt. Timothy Solano, explosive ordnance disposal technician with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, CBIRF, right, speaks to retired Israeli Defense Force Brig. Gen. Moshe Edri, Assistant Minister of Defense for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense, Government of Israel, center, with during an official visit Aug. 29, 2016. Solano showcased some of the equipment EOD Marines use while forward-deployed with an Initial Response Force or IRF.

PERRY, Ga. - Marines with technical rescue and motor transport section, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, CBIRF, prepare to reinforce a trench using plywood and gas struts in order to extract a simulated victim stuck inside a crashed vehicle, during Exercise Scarlet Response 2016 at Guardian Centers, Perry, Ga., Aug. 22, 2016. This exercise is the unit’s capstone event, testing the levels of each individual CBIRF capability with lane training and culminating with a 36-hour simulated response to a nuclear detonation. CBIRF is an active duty Marine Corps unit that, when directed, forward-deploys and/or responds with minimal warning to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive threat or event in order to assist local, state, or federal agencies and the geographic combatant commanders in the conduct of CBRNE response or consequence management operations, providing capabilities for command and control; agent detection and identification; search, rescue, and decontamination; and emergency medical care for contaminated personnel. - PERRY, Ga. - Marines with technical rescue and motor transport section, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, CBIRF, prepare to reinforce a trench using plywood and gas struts in order to extract a simulated victim stuck inside a crashed vehicle, during Exercise Scarlet Response 2016 at Guardian Centers, Perry, Ga., Aug. 22, 2016. This exercise is the unit’s capstone event, testing the levels of each individual CBIRF capability with lane training and culminating with a 36-hour simulated response to a nuclear detonation. CBIRF is an active duty Marine Corps unit that, when directed, forward-deploys and/or responds with minimal warning to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive threat or event in order to assist local, state, or federal agencies and the geographic combatant commanders in the conduct of CBRNE response or consequence management operations, providing capabilities for command and control; agent detection and identification; search, rescue, and decontamination; and emergency medical care for contaminated personnel.

Marines and sailors with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force train alongside the Fire Department of New York for a field training exercise at the F.D.N.Y. training academy in Randall’s Island, N.Y. June 20, 2016. CBIRF is an active duty Marine Corps unit that, when directed, forward-deploys and/or responds with minimal warning to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive threat or event in order to assist local, state, or federal agencies and the geographic combatant commanders in the conduct of CBRNE response or consequence management operations, providing capabilities for command and control; agent detection and identification; search, rescue, and decontamination; and emergency medical care for contaminated personnel. - Marines and sailors with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force train alongside the Fire Department of New York for a field training exercise at the F.D.N.Y. training academy in Randall’s Island, N.Y. June 20, 2016. CBIRF is an active duty Marine Corps unit that, when directed, forward-deploys and/or responds with minimal warning to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive threat or event in order to assist local, state, or federal agencies and the geographic combatant commanders in the conduct of CBRNE response or consequence management operations, providing capabilities for command and control; agent detection and identification; search, rescue, and decontamination; and emergency medical care for contaminated personnel.

Marines from the Search and Extraction Platoon carried out a civilian role player with a crushed pelvis inside a subway station where a train had derailed during the 36-hour continuous operation as part of Exercise Scarlet Response 2015 at Guardian Centers in Perry, Georgia, July 23. The Search and Extraction Platoon is the second team to go into a building after the primary assessment team, who gathers the first wave of intelligence that will be used to define the manner in which the mission will be accomplished. They search and extract victims that can’t move or are seriously injured. - Marines from the Search and Extraction Platoon carried out a civilian role player with a crushed pelvis inside a subway station where a train had derailed during the 36-hour continuous operation as part of Exercise Scarlet Response 2015 at Guardian Centers in Perry, Georgia, July 23. The Search and Extraction Platoon is the second team to go into a building after the primary assessment team, who gathers the first wave of intelligence that will be used to define the manner in which the mission will be accomplished. They search and extract victims that can’t move or are seriously injured.

Marines from the Search and Extraction Platoon, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, use a thermal imaging camera to help conduct a search in a room with no light during Exercise Scarlet Response 2015 at Guardian Centers in Perry, Georgia, July 21, 2015. The Search and Extraction Platoon is the second team to go into a building after the primary assessment team, who gather the first wave of intelligence that will be used to define the manner in which the mission will be accomplished They search and extract victims that can’t move or are seriously injured. - Marines from the Search and Extraction Platoon, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, use a thermal imaging camera to help conduct a search in a room with no light during Exercise Scarlet Response 2015 at Guardian Centers in Perry, Georgia, July 21, 2015. The Search and Extraction Platoon is the second team to go into a building after the primary assessment team, who gather the first wave of intelligence that will be used to define the manner in which the mission will be accomplished They search and extract victims that can’t move or are seriously injured.

A Marine with Technical Rescue Platoon, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, rappels down a tower, Feb. 3, at Henrico Fire Drill Facility in Glen Allen, Virginia. The training is part of a four-day event coordinated between CBIRF and the Henrico County Division of Fire to enhance and exchange technical rescue skills between the two. - A Marine with Technical Rescue Platoon, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, rappels down a tower, Feb. 3, at Henrico Fire Drill Facility in Glen Allen, Virginia. The training is part of a four-day event coordinated between CBIRF and the Henrico County Division of Fire to enhance and exchange technical rescue skills between the two.

Marines and Sailors with the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force practice their decontamination skills on a volunteer during a training evolution at the Guardian Center in Perry, Ga. on February 4, 2015. The training aims to provide the Marines and Sailors with realistic crisis response scenarios. (Photo by: Sgt. Fareeza Ali/USMC) - Marines and Sailors with the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force practice their decontamination skills on a volunteer during a training evolution at the Guardian Center in Perry, Ga. on February 4, 2015. The training aims to provide the Marines and Sailors with realistic crisis response scenarios. (Photo by: Sgt. Fareeza Ali/USMC)