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    Soldiers remove hazardous wildfire waste in Pacific Palisades [Image 2 of 6]

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    Soldiers remove hazardous wildfire waste in Pacific Palisades

    PACIFIC PALISADES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    02.12.2025

    Photo by Sgt. Maj. Casey Nelsen 

    U.S. Army North

    John Gallagher, deputy J5 (plans), Joint Task Force Civil Support, U.S. Army Col. David Evans, emergency preparedness liaison officer, U.S. Army North Defense Coordinating Element Region 9 and U.S. Army Capt. Addison Love, commander, 172nd Chemical Company, 2nd Chemical Battalion, 48th Chemical Brigade, 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives Command, based out of Fort Riley, Kansas, discuss wildfire hazardous waste cleanup operations at a staging area at the Will Rogers State Beach, Pacific Palisades, California, Feb. 12, 2025.

    At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Northern Command deployed approximately 170 active-duty personnel to assist Environmental Protection Agency-led teams with cleanup of wildfire hazardous waste from the Eaton and Palisades fires in California. ARNORTH, U.S. Northern Command’s Joint Force Land Component Command, is overseeing the military’s support to federal and state efforts, while JTF-CS is providing on-the-ground command and control of active-duty personnel. Work to remove the hazardous materials is phase 1 of the federal cleanup response to ensure

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    Date Taken: 02.12.2025
    Date Posted: 02.14.2025 12:50
    Photo ID: 8871895
    VIRIN: 250212-A-IL422-1008
    Resolution: 5288x3970
    Size: 12.82 MB
    Location: PACIFIC PALISADES, CALIFORNIA, US

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