PERRY, Ga. – The Louisiana National Guard Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High Yield Explosive (CBRNE) Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) conducted a training exercise culminating in a National Guard Bureau (NGB)-overseen evaluation Dec. 1 – Dec. 7 in Perry, Georgia.
The CERFP is a joint, self-sustained unit composed of Louisiana Army and Air National Guard service members. The specialized team is trained to deploy rapidly to disaster zones, providing casualty search and extraction, patient decontamination, and emergency medical services.
The LANG’s CERFP is responsible for deploying within six hours of notification to any location within FEMA Region 6, which includes Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico,...
