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Marines attending an introductory class to the M26 Joint Service Transportable Decontamination System prepare the system for use here, Wednesday. The M26 is replacing the M17 Lightweight Decontamination System. The M17 has been in use for more than 25 years. The new system also couples with a consolidation of decontamination systems. There are more than 900 M17 systems and less than 175 M26 systems, which will be fully fielded at division level units by June. There is a production base for the M26, said Master Gunnery Sgt. Eugene Champion, a projects officer, Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear, Marine Corps Systems Command. With the M17 I can't even buy parts because the production of them has been stopped. The M26 has a better system base and the concept of maintenance is completely different. Old M17 systems are planned to be de-militarized and sold on the open market.
| Date Taken: | 05.30.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 06.07.2012 21:18 |
| Photo ID: | 597143 |
| VIRIN: | 120530-M-ED643-537 |
| Resolution: | 1839x1129 |
| Size: | 5.32 MB |
| Location: | KANEOHE BAY, HAWAII, US |
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