YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A Air Force crew chief marshals a C-5 Galaxy caring Marines and their equipment from the Initial Response Force into its parking spot at Yokota Air Base, April 3. The Chemical Biological Incident Response Force is a 155-person team comprised of Marines from Naval Support Facility, Indian Head, Md. As a smaller element of the chemical, biological, and incident response force, the CBIRF is specifically trained in the areas of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high yield explosion operations. The IRF will support Operation Tomodachi by providing a rapi

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A Air Force crew chief marshals a C-5 Galaxy caring Marines and their equipment from the Initial Response Force into its parking spot at Yokota Air Base, April 3. The Chemical Biological Incident Response Force is a 155-person team comprised of Marines from Naval Support Facility, Indian Head, Md. As a smaller element of the chemical, biological, and incident response force, the CBIRF is specifically trained in the areas of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high yield explosion operations. The IRF will support Operation Tomodachi by providing a rapid response capability, and if requested, can assist and advise Japanese authorities. /Master Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)

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