CBIRF responds to simulated nuclear detonation during Exercise Scarlet Response 2016 [Image 33 of 34]

PERRY, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES

08.25.2016

Photo by Lance Cpl. Maverick Mejiacabrera 

Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF)

PERRY, Ga. – soldiers with Soldiers with 911th Technical Rescue Engineer Company stationed at Fort Belvoir, Va., use the jaws of life to rescue a victim trapped inside a crashed vehicle during 48-hour operations as part of Exercise Scarlet Response 2016 at Guardian Centers, Perry, Ga., Aug. 25, 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 (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 U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Maverick S. Mejia/RELEASED)

• Date Taken: 08.25.2016
• Date Posted: 08.31.2016 15:16
• Photo ID: 2828572
• VIRIN: 160825-M-VD672-650
• Resolution: 3840x2560
• Size: 3.95 MB
• Location: PERRY, GEORGIA, US