What’s in the kit of a French CBRN defence specialist? Brigadier Herton from the 2nd Dragoon Regiment, French Army, shows us what he carries in the kit bag that enables him to detect chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear contamination in the field.
The 2nd Dragoon Regiment is the French Army unit dedicated to combatting chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) weapons.
The unit was filmed in Norway while training with other NATO Allies in Exercise Cold Response 2022.
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Brigadier Herton, 2nd Dragoon Regiment, French Army
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BRIGADIER HERTON, 2nd Dragoon Regiment, French Army
CBRN for chemical, bacteriological, radiological, nuclear.
So this bag contains everything I need to undertake a CBRN operation.
I am Brigadier Herton from the 2nd Dragoon Regiment and today I'm going to present you my equipment bags.”
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WHAT’S IN YOUR KIT?
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Brigadier Herton, 2nd Dragoon Regiment, French Army
“So let's start with my weaponry.
I am equipped with an HK416F short barrel.”
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#1 HK416F RIFLE
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Brigadier Herton, 2nd Dragoon Regiment, French Army
“I'm equipped with an MBS, a modular ballistic system that protects my chest and my vital organs, as well as a Spectra helmet that protects my head and our combat gloves and our magazines in the front.”
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#2 BALLISTIC VEST & HELMET
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Brigadier Herton, 2nd Dragoon Regiment, French Army
“First protection against chemical, bacteriological and radiological threats, the ANP- VP, a protection device with panoramic vision.”
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#3 ANP-VP
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Brigadier Herton, 2nd Dragoon Regiment, French Army
“So the X-am 7000 is a device that allows us to know if the air is contaminated or not, if there is too much carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide.
When I enter an area where the air is contaminated and lethal, it will emit a very loud sound to warn me to get out.”
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#4 MONOXIDE DETECTOR
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Brigadier Herton, 2nd Dragoon Regiment, French Army
“Here we have the sampling backpack, with all that is necessary to protect ourselves, to detect and to collect elements to take to the laboratory and to prove their presence in the area.”
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#5 SAMPLING BACKPACK
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Brigadier Herton, 2nd Dragoon Regiment, French Army
“Inside we can find an AP4C, which detects any type of chemical warfare, gas or vapour.”
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#6 GAS DETECTOR
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Brigadier Herton, 2nd Dragoon Regiment, French Army
“Special ATEX torches, which do not come into contact with the surrounding air, preventing explosions.”
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#7 ATEX TORCH
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Brigadier Herton, 2nd Dragoon Regiment, French Army
“A DOM DOR 309 to detect radiological environments”.
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#8 RADIATION DETECTOR
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Brigadier Herton, 2nd Dragoon Regiment, French Army
“This is the equipment needed to react to a CBRN attack.”
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8+ ITEMS
~20+ KG
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