RANDALL’s ISLAND, N.Y. - James E. Leonard (left), chief of Fire Department of New York (FDNY), speaks with Col. Michael L. Carter (center), commanding officer of Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, and Sgt. Maj. Brian Taylor, sergeant major of CBIRF, during a training exercise between CBIRF and FDNY at Fire Department of New York Fire Academy, June 23, 2016. Marines and Sailors with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force trained alongside F.D.N.Y 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 (CBRNE) 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. (Official USMC Photo by Sgt. Jonathan S. Herrera/RELEASED)
Sgt. Jonathan S. Herrera, U.S. Marine Corps
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