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FORT CARSON, Colo. -- Army Soldiers from the 10th Chemical Company (Hazard Response) conducted training at the Arrival/Departure Airfield Control Group, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Aug. 31, 2020, in a joint exercise with Air Force Airmen assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey.
The hazard response team gained experience loading and unloading their M1135 Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, Reconnaissance Vehicles (NBCRV) Strykers on an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III and using Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST) gear to decontaminate the aircraft.
“Our company mission is to provide mounted and dismounted reconnaissance for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) missions and bio-surveillance as well as decontamination support for friendly forces,” said Capt. Edward Prueitt, company commander for the 10th Chemical Company. “This training was a really good opportunity for us.”
The training covered several aspects of the 10th Chemical Company’s mission. For example, during the initial stage of training, 1st Platoon performed multiple repetitions air loading their vehicles on and off the C-17. Afterwards, 2nd and 3rd Platoon donned JSLIST gear to decontaminate the aircraft, which is a mission essential task for the company, according to Prueitt.
“With the possibility of deploying and doing this in a real-life situation, this is a very profitable experience,” said Spc. Julio Pena, a CBRN specialist assigned to the 10th Chemical Company. “If there are new Soldiers who come to our platoon and we have to do this in the future, I can teach them too.”
The joint exercise also benefitted the Air Force.
“Our crew is out here in Colorado Springs on an off-station trainer,” explained Air Force 1st Lt. C.J. Allen, a C-17 Globemaster III pilot from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. “We’re working on our own proficiency in a new arena to build skills in things we haven’t seen previously like mountainous terrain, low-level flying and high altitudes.”
Working together across branches allows military service members to train at the highest level and maintain mission-readiness.
“Working with the Air Force was helpful,” said Pena. “I’ve never been on a military aircraft before. It was an overall beneficial experience.”
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| Date Taken: | 08.31.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 09.03.2020 16:13 |
| Story ID: | 377331 |
| Location: | COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, US |
| Web Views: | 409 |
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