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DAGMAR NORTH, Republic of Korea – Soldiers with the 3rd Brigade Support Battalion (3BSB), conducted Decontamination (DECON) lane training to test Soldiers’ skills on reacting to a chemical attack, vehicle decontamination and patient decontamination Aug. 3.
The unit also tested the capabilities of the M26 Joint Weight Decontamination Apparatus.
“Before the battalions conduct any Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) training, we train all CBRN specialists at the brigade level quarterly to make sure they receive the proper training,” said Staff Sgt. Jose Castro, a native of Bronx, New York and 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team CBRN specialist.
The battalion challenged Soldiers from different military occupational specialties (MOS) to perform the lanes. Soldiers face a specific challenge to overcome at each lane.
As the training started, the vehicles came to a complete stop and Soldiers dismounted to receive instructions on how to conduct the operational DECON.
Each DECON personnel used the M26 apparatus to wash down the vehicles to make sure the vehicles were decontaminated.
“My goal is to train all Soldiers individually on how to conduct DECON operations on a vehicle and how to don Mission Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) 4 gear,” said Staff Sgt. Valeriy Vacquez, a native of Salinas, Puerto Rico, and 3BSB CBRN specialist. “The training was very challenging as Soldiers filled up the blivet with over 2,000 gallons of water in 100 degree weather, but we used our water sources to make the process go faster.”
It took approximately 30 minutes to fill up the blivet that held more than 2,000 gallons of water, before the training started.
There were three stations the Soldiers had to complete. Station three was a little more challenging as Soldiers were required to exchange their MOPP 4 gear and receive validation that the gear was properly decontaminated.
If the gear wasn’t decontaminated, they were sent back to the original staging area to restart.
“The training was very interesting with different MOSs, but we stayed motivated as we completed the training,” said Spc. Cory Houston, a native of Oakland Park, Florida, and 3BSB Combat Medical specialist. “This was my first time conducting vehicle DECON lanes and I learned a lot about M26s as a medical Soldier.”
The battalion will continue to conduct quarterly DECON training to ensure all incoming Soldiers receive the training ‘step-by-step.’
“The training wasn’t easy, but it was an outstanding training to conduct because we can save lives in the future during chemical attacks,” said Houston.
| Date Taken: | 08.03.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 08.16.2018 16:03 |
| Story ID: | 288979 |
| Location: | KR |
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